Monday
I feel like since I have been in Grenada my colds have hit me at the worst times. This week school is only in session two and a half days, due to trainings for teachers and grading day. Sunday night before I went to bed I started to feel a head ache coming so I thought maybe I was dehydrated, I drank a bunch of water and took some IB Pro-fin. When I woke up this morning I had the worst headache behind my eyes that I didn't even want to open my eyes. I took some more IB Pro-fin and drank some more water. I had no change a half and hour latter so I had to call in for that day. I did nothing but keep a cool cloth on my eyes all day. It was not a productive day at all. I hate those days. I couldn't even paint bottles.
Tuesday
I dont understand how I went from a headache to a runny nose, scratchy eyes and throat. It was another day in bed doing nothing. Rain has been falling so much here I am wondering if that has something to do with e getting sick so much. In Grenada people believe that several things will make you sick, sleeping with wet hair, or being out in the rain. I got to bed all of the time with wet hair and walk in the rain because its so hot here that I feel the need to cool off. Who knows maybe some of what I think are their myths are true and it just depends on the place you are.
Sunday, October 27, 2013
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Day # 268 and 269 rest and beach
Saturday
so I am one of those people who have to get 8 hours of sleep to function properly, because we where out so late or should I say early in the morning, I had to catch up on some sleep. Thats what I did most of the day. When I got up it was a lazy day watched some movies and played with the dog.
Sunday
I took the dog to the beach and discovered that she can swim. Wow she is a good swimmer and I dont think that i have ever seen a dog learn to swim so fast. You just put them in and they are off. People in the states say that some dogs cant swim, JUST PUT THEM IN!!!!! Soca flowed me around in the water for like 30 min. Mind you she is small I had to keep the rope on her so she would not float away. It was a good day, Nothing much ells followed. besides more rest.
so I am one of those people who have to get 8 hours of sleep to function properly, because we where out so late or should I say early in the morning, I had to catch up on some sleep. Thats what I did most of the day. When I got up it was a lazy day watched some movies and played with the dog.
Sunday
I took the dog to the beach and discovered that she can swim. Wow she is a good swimmer and I dont think that i have ever seen a dog learn to swim so fast. You just put them in and they are off. People in the states say that some dogs cant swim, JUST PUT THEM IN!!!!! Soca flowed me around in the water for like 30 min. Mind you she is small I had to keep the rope on her so she would not float away. It was a good day, Nothing much ells followed. besides more rest.
Day # 267 ONE at a Time
Friday
I am trying a new approach to the bottle painting at white cane. Due to the fact that nothing has been sold yet and they have the basic ideas down I want to start working on sellable bottles. So I had two people that day that I was working with. Each one got a bottle and told me that they wanted to work on nutmegs. So I decided that we are going to work on one bottle for each person every friday. I think if we can get one bottle ready to be sold or almost ready we will be starting to make progress. So we went step by step with colors and cleaning up each thing that they painted. I was so exited to see some of the finished bottles and even the ones that where close. I think it made a big difference in helping them learn and getting the job done.
when I went home it was relaxing and then getting ready to go and dance. Me and my dance partner have been getting to much better at dancing together and and adding some new moves. It feels good to be improving. After we danced the group went to the beach and had a cook out. oh man I saw one of the biggest bots of pilow (rice, cooked chicken, split pees) I have ever seen in my life. We had a small speaker that we plugged a flash drive into ad played music. It was so much fun if you looked at us as a group from far away you would know we were a dance group, all of us dancing around and showing off are moves. When we were all hot we got in the nice cool water. It was a fun and supper late night on the beach.
I am trying a new approach to the bottle painting at white cane. Due to the fact that nothing has been sold yet and they have the basic ideas down I want to start working on sellable bottles. So I had two people that day that I was working with. Each one got a bottle and told me that they wanted to work on nutmegs. So I decided that we are going to work on one bottle for each person every friday. I think if we can get one bottle ready to be sold or almost ready we will be starting to make progress. So we went step by step with colors and cleaning up each thing that they painted. I was so exited to see some of the finished bottles and even the ones that where close. I think it made a big difference in helping them learn and getting the job done.
when I went home it was relaxing and then getting ready to go and dance. Me and my dance partner have been getting to much better at dancing together and and adding some new moves. It feels good to be improving. After we danced the group went to the beach and had a cook out. oh man I saw one of the biggest bots of pilow (rice, cooked chicken, split pees) I have ever seen in my life. We had a small speaker that we plugged a flash drive into ad played music. It was so much fun if you looked at us as a group from far away you would know we were a dance group, all of us dancing around and showing off are moves. When we were all hot we got in the nice cool water. It was a fun and supper late night on the beach.
Day# 266 Home visit
Thursday
Today the schools rally that the teachers could attend if they wanted to. I decided that I was going to go because I was not going to be teaching anyways that day and I had a home visit later that day. In the morning I did some finishing touches to the apartment, it was a very hot day onside. When I started asking what the rally or convention was that I had thought about going to it became something I was not interested in. The credit unions around town came to talk to the teachers, not really my kind of thing especially when I was going to be sitting in the hot sun. I didn't end up going. But When it was time for my home visit I was really exited to get and sit and talk about what I had been up to, how things where going and such. I felt like I was abel to be completely honest and get good feedback. It was like a two and a half hour meeting. When that was over I took a short nap and got ready for dance class. Oh man dance class was good. We are learning to much, but being repetitive so we are good at what we are doing. It was a grate night.
Today the schools rally that the teachers could attend if they wanted to. I decided that I was going to go because I was not going to be teaching anyways that day and I had a home visit later that day. In the morning I did some finishing touches to the apartment, it was a very hot day onside. When I started asking what the rally or convention was that I had thought about going to it became something I was not interested in. The credit unions around town came to talk to the teachers, not really my kind of thing especially when I was going to be sitting in the hot sun. I didn't end up going. But When it was time for my home visit I was really exited to get and sit and talk about what I had been up to, how things where going and such. I felt like I was abel to be completely honest and get good feedback. It was like a two and a half hour meeting. When that was over I took a short nap and got ready for dance class. Oh man dance class was good. We are learning to much, but being repetitive so we are good at what we are doing. It was a grate night.
Day #265 Division
Wednesday
School has become interesting, in some classes they don't want me to teach arts and crafts they want me to help them doctorate the classroom. this is understandable some of the time but I don't want them to make a routine out of it because that is not what I am their for. So today I was in the level 2 classes. I helped the teachers draw bats, pumpkins and witches. I found this to be interesting because people in Grenada don't really celebrate Hollowed. I discovered yesterday talking to one of the teachers that the school that I am at has a big divide between the senior and joiner teachers. Everything is a competition, even who works in the garden can become a conflict between staff. That is why teachers made it a big deal to see who can have the best decorated classroom. Its like walking threw high school all over agin, people in clicks all over the place gossiping and being immature. I don't understand but I am new so maybe some day I will understand. Any ways it was a long day of sitting and cutting out stuff. After school no a hole lot happened I finished cleaning and washing cloths for the inspection tomorrow.
School has become interesting, in some classes they don't want me to teach arts and crafts they want me to help them doctorate the classroom. this is understandable some of the time but I don't want them to make a routine out of it because that is not what I am their for. So today I was in the level 2 classes. I helped the teachers draw bats, pumpkins and witches. I found this to be interesting because people in Grenada don't really celebrate Hollowed. I discovered yesterday talking to one of the teachers that the school that I am at has a big divide between the senior and joiner teachers. Everything is a competition, even who works in the garden can become a conflict between staff. That is why teachers made it a big deal to see who can have the best decorated classroom. Its like walking threw high school all over agin, people in clicks all over the place gossiping and being immature. I don't understand but I am new so maybe some day I will understand. Any ways it was a long day of sitting and cutting out stuff. After school no a hole lot happened I finished cleaning and washing cloths for the inspection tomorrow.
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Day # 264 Finally a field trip to the beach
Tuesday
Let me tell you getting this field trip set up has been a pain in my butt, mainly because I don't have support from the principal at my school. Any ways she switched the date of the field trip because of some event going on in the school, so today when I got their I was so exited because we where supposed to go. The bus was not their yet and when I asked where it was she said oh i guess you'll have to plan it for another day. Well its not that simple because then I have to go threw her agin and she has to go threw the ministry of education to get the bus. So I called the bus driver, he didn't answer so I kept calling him. Finally I asked if I had the right number and I called agin. When I got ahold of him he pretended like he had forgotten that the principle of the school had just told him about it. I told him plain out I know she just told you about it! He finally came back to get us at about 10am. Their is so much I would like to say about him but I will refrain from doing so I am ranting enough. So then we had to pick 18 kids to come, thats all the bus would hold. One of the students is in a wheel chair but uses a walker and did not have the wheelchair today. So I said we can still bring her and place her in the a chair, she can still help. The principle said she cant walk in the sand with her walker. I told her the plan and she did not stop me after that. So we were on are way to the beach I was so exited. The kids had so much fun, we where their for an hour looking for sea glass for the mosaic and talking about how it was made. When we got back I got spoken to about why I was not supposed to take the girl with the walker. She has a nurse that comes for her to help her go to the bathroom. I didn't know that, her teacher didn't say anything and nether did the principal. I was very frustrated I felt like I was getting road blocked from every direction. I am surprised I have lasted as long as I have at the school many a peace corps volunteer has left their for reasons I will not mention.
Any ways so during lunch I went down to the gift shop that I got my bottles in. They loved them!! It was so exiting. I got to organize them on a shelf and explain them too. It was a good feeling. I cant wait to paint some more, I hope they start selling soon. I have them in to places a gift shop and a resort has them up on friday nights.
On my way home I stopped at the store to get some things. I am finding all of these new grocery stores that I knew about but had not shopped at. I now understand why people go different places to get different things. I am going to go home and cook some dinner and start to clean some more.
Thank you for letting me vent, I try very hard not to put negative things on my blog but for those of you who think I am on what they call Beach Corps holiday here is a is a bit of what I go threw on a daily basis, with people I work with. Their is so much stuff like that that i dont share. But today I needed to put it in here, let some off my chest.
Any ways so during lunch I went down to the gift shop that I got my bottles in. They loved them!! It was so exiting. I got to organize them on a shelf and explain them too. It was a good feeling. I cant wait to paint some more, I hope they start selling soon. I have them in to places a gift shop and a resort has them up on friday nights.
On my way home I stopped at the store to get some things. I am finding all of these new grocery stores that I knew about but had not shopped at. I now understand why people go different places to get different things. I am going to go home and cook some dinner and start to clean some more.
Thank you for letting me vent, I try very hard not to put negative things on my blog but for those of you who think I am on what they call Beach Corps holiday here is a is a bit of what I go threw on a daily basis, with people I work with. Their is so much stuff like that that i dont share. But today I needed to put it in here, let some off my chest.
Day # 263 Vet (Tick Fever)
Monday
So today I had to take off work because my first baby Penut is very sick and I had to take him to the vet. He contracted tick fever and bleeding internally. Let me tell you dogs here in grenada are so delicate, they get worms, heart worms, tick fever and they even have a sexually transmitted deceases. Any ways I did not have him when he got sick, because if you remember about 2 months ago my landlord said that I could not have him. So I found a person who had a car that was willing to transport my dog to and from his home and by the vet. Thank goodness we know a bet who does it out of her home but can still do blood work. So we didn't even have to take him out of the car, she did blood work and gave him pills right their. When she took his blood it was like red water. Not thick at all., and he was anemic, he had white gums. Poor thing was so sick, I don't know how long he had been like that before I got him back. Any ways we started him on antibiotics (Doxiciclin) and he started to get better right after that thank goodness. He will be on that for about 6 weeks. When that was over we took him home and gave him a good bath and fixed him soft food. He is back with the breeder and best friends of the person who gave Penut to me, so I will be seeing him more and keeping up better with his health. It was a long day. When I got home I started washing some cloths and cleaning up the house a bit before bed.
So today I had to take off work because my first baby Penut is very sick and I had to take him to the vet. He contracted tick fever and bleeding internally. Let me tell you dogs here in grenada are so delicate, they get worms, heart worms, tick fever and they even have a sexually transmitted deceases. Any ways I did not have him when he got sick, because if you remember about 2 months ago my landlord said that I could not have him. So I found a person who had a car that was willing to transport my dog to and from his home and by the vet. Thank goodness we know a bet who does it out of her home but can still do blood work. So we didn't even have to take him out of the car, she did blood work and gave him pills right their. When she took his blood it was like red water. Not thick at all., and he was anemic, he had white gums. Poor thing was so sick, I don't know how long he had been like that before I got him back. Any ways we started him on antibiotics (Doxiciclin) and he started to get better right after that thank goodness. He will be on that for about 6 weeks. When that was over we took him home and gave him a good bath and fixed him soft food. He is back with the breeder and best friends of the person who gave Penut to me, so I will be seeing him more and keeping up better with his health. It was a long day. When I got home I started washing some cloths and cleaning up the house a bit before bed.
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