Week in Review

So its been an eventful week, with the one common term: STRESSFUL!

I have been living in a hotel all week after some issues with my last host family. Although i was very excited to have an air conditioner and a hot shower, i was very ready to get back into a home where i could live the Peace Corps experience. On Friday afternoon i was introduced to my new host family. Her name is June and lives in another village with her daughter. She works in the insurance industry and is very easy going. I really like it here. She took me to the beach this morning, at 6am, for a morning walk and bath. Grenadians often get up early and walk the beach for exercise, then bathe in the Sea afterwards. They credit this ritual for the reason why Grenadians don't usually get sick. I think i will take up this practice, its relaxing.

This evening i am attending an Opera with my host mother. She invited me after the beach and i couldn't turn it down. Its very expensive (100 EC), but she said it was her treat to me. I feel i will never get another chance to see a Grenada Opera, so i might as well go tonight.

Other than that, everything else is well. I helped organize the Easter break camp at the YWCA this week. The students here get 2 full weeks off for the holiday, so the Y runs a camp for them. I asked if they had Easter Egg hunts here, and got the response of laughter. APPARENTLY they don't, but once i explained that in the U.S. its the highlight of the holiday for children, she was all on board and thought it was a great idea.

That's all i got for the week in review. I am slightly homesick but I've been dealing with it by reading, writing and facebook stalking. It seems to be working.