Another move and Jellyfish

I seem to have lots to update people on but not much of a real motivation to do so. haha. I will suck it up and do it though.

Saturday morning marked the day of liberation for the 8 of us new Peace Corps Trainees. Friday was our last day of training so we moved out of our homestay families and into our independent housing. This was the 5 move for me since leaving mid Feburary so i was glad to finally not have to live out of suitcases and small bedrooms. I live in a quiet village called St.Pauls, located up in the mountains of Grenada. Its about a 15 minute bus ride to town where most everything is located.

After settling in a bit and decided what i was missing in my apartment, another volunteer and I ventured into town to scavenge for these things. We havent been on island long enough to know the right places to go for little household things so we drug along a current volunteer who so kindly showed us where to go and not to go. That evening i had some other new volunteers over to my apartment for some relaxation beverages, haha. We found ourselves recounting all the funny times thus far and singing the Grenada National Anthem. Dont ask me to sing it now though. haha.

I live up the street from the married couple that are in our group, so its nice to be able to just walk over there. That doesnt happen much in Grenada, as most everything is a bus ride away and costs money. So this morning we decided to get up and head to St.Davids parish where there is a beach we have been wanting to see. Its called La Sagesse and is located in a very rural part of the island, so we knew it was going to be an adventure to get there. It ended up being a great time since the beach is very quiet and no annoying tourists around.

But of course i cant go anywhere without a minor drama, including a small island in the middle of nowhere, and was stung by a thimble jellyfish. They are tiny little jellyfish the size of a quarter but their sting is felt like its huge. It immediatly swelled up, but i voted against the theory of peeing on it and i seem to be fine. Thank goodness.

Until next time...