Wednesday 9/18/13
This morning started off at 6am. I went down to the breakfast buffet and had an omelet made for me with ham, onions, cheese and peppers. I also had a bunch of fresh fruits and juice. It was a very nice started to the day. Are conference is about gender based violence and HIV. We had a lot o discussions about he different types that we have, and what they look like in the US compared to the Caribbean. Its sad but down here because the community is so small and their is not as much knowledge or laws a lot of gender based violence goes un punished or unspoken. A big part of the training was to help us see sins of abuse, know how to talk to people about it to young people, and provide a safe place for people to go if if needed. when we where done we had a few hours before dinner so I decided to go and take a nap, I was up way to late. After my nap I headed up to dinner. We had a buffet style dinner every breakfast lunch and dinner and then we got to sit in a dinning room to are selfs. It was nice we got to be with different people every meal and learn about what they where doing on their islands. It was also nice to have AC most of the time.
Friday, September 20, 2013
Day # 236 Check in
Tuesday
Its time for another week of training, so I went to my hotel witch I might add was amazing and checked in. All of the Peace Corps volunteers from St. Vincent came in for the conference. It was nice seeing the people from my group, catching up and meeting some of the old volunteers as well EC 83-85 was in Grenada. My roommate is one from my group EC85. Lots of people where my the pool or just hanging out before we had cocktails and snacks before dinner. It was amazing rum punch or punch to pick from out of the free drinks, and then the food. Oh my god so much food. They had, chips with mango salsa, minnie pizzas, coconut turnovers, and fried plantains. We all played pool for like an hour before dinner. Dinner was huge as well, sup, pasta, bread rolls, chicken, fish, salad, and chocolate cake. I was so full. I went to the room and mingled with my roommate before bed at 11.
Its time for another week of training, so I went to my hotel witch I might add was amazing and checked in. All of the Peace Corps volunteers from St. Vincent came in for the conference. It was nice seeing the people from my group, catching up and meeting some of the old volunteers as well EC 83-85 was in Grenada. My roommate is one from my group EC85. Lots of people where my the pool or just hanging out before we had cocktails and snacks before dinner. It was amazing rum punch or punch to pick from out of the free drinks, and then the food. Oh my god so much food. They had, chips with mango salsa, minnie pizzas, coconut turnovers, and fried plantains. We all played pool for like an hour before dinner. Dinner was huge as well, sup, pasta, bread rolls, chicken, fish, salad, and chocolate cake. I was so full. I went to the room and mingled with my roommate before bed at 11.
Day # 235 Fist doctors visit in a 3rd world country
Monday
Nothing major happened just to start off this blog. You all know that I have been sick, well my cold is just about gone but my cough is still hanging around so they decided that I should make an appointment and just make sure everything was ok. It was interesting my appointment took less than two hours and I got a chest X-ray and blood work taken. The doctor was experienced I don't know where he studied but I would say either at SGU (St. Georges University West Indies) or in the states. My blood work was supper fast. The one woman I think was cuban and african and it was a bit hard to understand here, her first language I think was Spanish. Any ways they had the computers, blood taking area all in one. The chest w-ray was supper fast to and they emailed the picture right to the doctors office. He said that my lounges are perfect and he showed me all of the major arteries in my lounges. It was interesting. My blood work came back fine as well. He said I just had a nasal drip and thats why I was still having a cough. I got some more antibiotics and I was on my way. I then stopped at the Peace Corps office to fill out my time request off sheet. I wanted to make sure that I did it right and that it got in as soon as it could. The country director is in Grenada and she is one of the maine people that needs to sign it. So I should know by next week if my time off got approved. I know it will because i am not taking time off from the school and I have not taken time off yet.
Nothing major happened just to start off this blog. You all know that I have been sick, well my cold is just about gone but my cough is still hanging around so they decided that I should make an appointment and just make sure everything was ok. It was interesting my appointment took less than two hours and I got a chest X-ray and blood work taken. The doctor was experienced I don't know where he studied but I would say either at SGU (St. Georges University West Indies) or in the states. My blood work was supper fast. The one woman I think was cuban and african and it was a bit hard to understand here, her first language I think was Spanish. Any ways they had the computers, blood taking area all in one. The chest w-ray was supper fast to and they emailed the picture right to the doctors office. He said that my lounges are perfect and he showed me all of the major arteries in my lounges. It was interesting. My blood work came back fine as well. He said I just had a nasal drip and thats why I was still having a cough. I got some more antibiotics and I was on my way. I then stopped at the Peace Corps office to fill out my time request off sheet. I wanted to make sure that I did it right and that it got in as soon as it could. The country director is in Grenada and she is one of the maine people that needs to sign it. So I should know by next week if my time off got approved. I know it will because i am not taking time off from the school and I have not taken time off yet.
Day # 234 Chicks on a bus
Sunday
So today I started off the day with some cleaning and hand washing before I decided to have a friend over for dinner who is leaving. So I got ready and headed down to catch a bus and when I sat down I looked over and their was a woman with a box of like 15 baby chicks. Such cute babies. Only in other countries will you see animals on a bus such as crab balls hanging out the windows, buckets of freshly caught fish, and baby chickens. Any ways it was a nice bus rid I just wanted to reach into the ladies box and pick one up. When I got home I started to make a Brown down ( everything chicken, dumplings, potatoes and and veggies are in a thick rich brown sauce). One of my friends got his US visa because he got a job working on a cruse ship for nine months. Working on the ships is something that a lot of people do as a way to get employment and a visa. Its extremely hard work 7 straight days of working 10hr shifts, no thank you for me but I am glad it helps people get their visas so if they want to go to school or something in the states is faster to get in.
So today I started off the day with some cleaning and hand washing before I decided to have a friend over for dinner who is leaving. So I got ready and headed down to catch a bus and when I sat down I looked over and their was a woman with a box of like 15 baby chicks. Such cute babies. Only in other countries will you see animals on a bus such as crab balls hanging out the windows, buckets of freshly caught fish, and baby chickens. Any ways it was a nice bus rid I just wanted to reach into the ladies box and pick one up. When I got home I started to make a Brown down ( everything chicken, dumplings, potatoes and and veggies are in a thick rich brown sauce). One of my friends got his US visa because he got a job working on a cruse ship for nine months. Working on the ships is something that a lot of people do as a way to get employment and a visa. Its extremely hard work 7 straight days of working 10hr shifts, no thank you for me but I am glad it helps people get their visas so if they want to go to school or something in the states is faster to get in.
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Day # 233 Nothing fits any more
Saturday
Finally starting to feel like a normal, I still have a dry cough but my head is feeling better. So I spent most of the day working on potty training with Soca and hand washing my cloths. I dont know if you all know this but I hand wash all of my cloths. If you don't doit just right your close will not be clean, smell worse and get dirty faster, due to the soap. So I had to find just the right way to wash the cloths. Well any ways that took me most of the day because I wash out os a small bucket in the shower. At fist I thought that I was stretching my cloths out with hand washing and thats why nothing was fitting but the I realized it was because I have lost so much waight and toned my body. I went from 215lbs down to 173lbs. Its an amazing feeling to have lost to much waight but sad that I feel so frumpy in my cloths. I had a good day washing and cleaning around the house with my little soon to be mini me.
Finally starting to feel like a normal, I still have a dry cough but my head is feeling better. So I spent most of the day working on potty training with Soca and hand washing my cloths. I dont know if you all know this but I hand wash all of my cloths. If you don't doit just right your close will not be clean, smell worse and get dirty faster, due to the soap. So I had to find just the right way to wash the cloths. Well any ways that took me most of the day because I wash out os a small bucket in the shower. At fist I thought that I was stretching my cloths out with hand washing and thats why nothing was fitting but the I realized it was because I have lost so much waight and toned my body. I went from 215lbs down to 173lbs. Its an amazing feeling to have lost to much waight but sad that I feel so frumpy in my cloths. I had a good day washing and cleaning around the house with my little soon to be mini me.
Day # 232 Chicken Neck Waters
Friday
Today is running around day, I went to the grocery store and got some yogurt I was exited because I could make little parfait with me new found granola. Any ways I also went to a cook out at a friends house. We had chicken neck waters. I am growing on some of the strange parts of the chicken. I however do not like cow heal, pig tail or pig tongue. Some people here eat possum, or sea turtle I have not tried any of that. It was a good night, I didn't go dancing because we didn't have ride to and from. So it was a good night.
Today is running around day, I went to the grocery store and got some yogurt I was exited because I could make little parfait with me new found granola. Any ways I also went to a cook out at a friends house. We had chicken neck waters. I am growing on some of the strange parts of the chicken. I however do not like cow heal, pig tail or pig tongue. Some people here eat possum, or sea turtle I have not tried any of that. It was a good night, I didn't go dancing because we didn't have ride to and from. So it was a good night.
Sunday, September 15, 2013
Day #231 missing class
Thursday
It always sucks when I miss dance class because I am already behind due to the fact that I came into a class that had been going for years and they build on what they already know. I cant wait until next week to get back on track. It was a slow day, but I did play with the puppy a lot and when I slept she curled up next to me. Its nice to have a little buddy who follows me around where ever I go, except that I have a small set of stairs in the house and when I go up them she wants to come to but she is not big enough to climb up them by her self so she wines until I pick her up. but its been fun to help her work on things. Did i mention that she loves to sleep on shoes, any kind of shoes that she cn find she curls up in a little ball and sleeps on them. Its so funny.
It always sucks when I miss dance class because I am already behind due to the fact that I came into a class that had been going for years and they build on what they already know. I cant wait until next week to get back on track. It was a slow day, but I did play with the puppy a lot and when I slept she curled up next to me. Its nice to have a little buddy who follows me around where ever I go, except that I have a small set of stairs in the house and when I go up them she wants to come to but she is not big enough to climb up them by her self so she wines until I pick her up. but its been fun to help her work on things. Did i mention that she loves to sleep on shoes, any kind of shoes that she cn find she curls up in a little ball and sleeps on them. Its so funny.
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