Monday, February 6, 2012
Grenada Work Boat Sailing Regatta
After picking up the new volunteers from the airport and safely delivering them to their homestays, a few of us went down to Grand Anse Beach for the annual Work Boat Sailing Regatta, held each year around this time. We have some friends from our sister island of Petite Martinique who were competing in the competition, so it was a great time to cheer on some friends and enjoy the views. Local boats compete in different categories for a chance at big prize money while their onlookers cheer from the beach. It was a cool experience to actually know people competing in the competition and lets just say we got really into betting on who was going to win. I made a whole FIVE CENTS! winner!
New Volunteers!
This Saturday past we welcomed SEVEN new Peace Corps Volunteers to the island of Grenada who will serve for the next two years. This is my second group of volunteers to welcome since my service began in 2010. I always love seeing new faces and getting to know where these new Peace Corps creatures are from. Please help me in welcoming the 84 group of Peace Corps Eastern Caribbean Volunteers...
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| EC 84, scared and all. :) |
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| The oldies, EC 81 |
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| Group picture, EC 81 and EC 83 |
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Sick and Tired
Hello blog family,
Santa brought me an iPhone for Christmas, so I figured I would try blogging from this thing. Technology has left me in the dust since leaving the States two years ago, so bare with me.
Since I last blogged I have been down for the count. About four days after returning from my close of service conference in St. Lucia I came down with a serious stomach ache. As most Peace Corps Volunteers can attest to, we are very used to stomach issues in foreign countries, so my concern wasn't raised to much. Sparing details, I wasn't far from the bathroom for two full days. I decided it was time to see a doctor. When describing the symptoms to the doctor at the hospital, he sounded concerned and quickly hooked me up to an IV and pushed fluids through me. After two bags of fluid, a blood teat and three nasty stool samples it was determined I had a bacterial stomach infection. In the Grenada context, this is probably from the water or not washing my vegetables properly. Both could be true for me.
I spent the day at the hospital and was finally discharged with plenty antibiotics and feeling a little bit better. I spent the remaining four days in bed and can happily say I am back to normal and feeling good. I wouldn't wish those stomach pains on anyone and hope I don't ever deal with that again.
Happy Sunday all.
Santa brought me an iPhone for Christmas, so I figured I would try blogging from this thing. Technology has left me in the dust since leaving the States two years ago, so bare with me.
Since I last blogged I have been down for the count. About four days after returning from my close of service conference in St. Lucia I came down with a serious stomach ache. As most Peace Corps Volunteers can attest to, we are very used to stomach issues in foreign countries, so my concern wasn't raised to much. Sparing details, I wasn't far from the bathroom for two full days. I decided it was time to see a doctor. When describing the symptoms to the doctor at the hospital, he sounded concerned and quickly hooked me up to an IV and pushed fluids through me. After two bags of fluid, a blood teat and three nasty stool samples it was determined I had a bacterial stomach infection. In the Grenada context, this is probably from the water or not washing my vegetables properly. Both could be true for me.
I spent the day at the hospital and was finally discharged with plenty antibiotics and feeling a little bit better. I spent the remaining four days in bed and can happily say I am back to normal and feeling good. I wouldn't wish those stomach pains on anyone and hope I don't ever deal with that again.
Happy Sunday all.
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