Sick Day

I thought i had escaped the seasonal allergy sickness when i moved to a more stable environment, but i guess i was wrong. I woke up Saturday morning sneezing my brains out, and i just knew what was coming. After a day of runny nose symptoms and constant sneezing i scavenged through our handy Peace Corps medical kit and took just about everything i could. Sunday I woke up and was even more sick, as it had moved down into my chest, which isn't good for an asthmatic. I was determined to go to work today but as i woke up this morning with a temperature of 100, i knew i wasn't going to make it. I peeled myself out of bed this morning long enough to go to the pharmacy in town and get some over the counter medicine, so hopefully it will help a bit.

Until then i thought i would update everyone on my adventures of this weekend. As not many know, this weekend was Grenada's Labor Day, so festivities were in full force. Friday we had a little lime at our favorite place called the Creole Shack. They have a great patio that overlooks the port where the cruise ships come in and the perfect place to watch the sunset. We lost track of time in our story telling adventures and didn't realize we had missed the bus back to our village. THANKFULLY we caught the very last bus headed that way and jumped into a cramped van. Ive never seen a public transit bus pull over for a potty break, but that night it happened.

Saturday a group of volunteers and some local friends of ours headed up to Grand Etang lake. Its way up in the mountains and the temperature drops about 15 degrees once you are up there. We met other people that were part of the Bus Association and they were so welcoming to us. They even showed us step by step how to make the national dish of Grenada, Oildown. It was quite the process to watch and we were all excited to be a part of it. They also had fish soup and mannish waters. If you don't know what mannish waters is, look it up, you will be surprised. haha. Hint: Every part of the animal that Americans wouldn't eat, including testicles, is in this soup.

It was an all day event at Grand Etang lake even when it started to down pour, but i think i speak for the group in saying we had a great time and met some awesome guys who were so open to us being there. Upon leaving we headed to Sauters up in the north part of the island for a teachers union party. When the boys told us we were headed to a teachers party i giggled at the thought, but it turned out to be so much fun. Now spare the judgements, but the party was at a primary school. They simply moved the desks out in the yard, opened up the chalkboard partitions and set up a DJ booth. I got my first real insight into Grenadian dancing. Its gonna take some getting used to for sure. We left the party around midnight and ventured back in the dump truck to my village where i was so ready for bed.

It was a successful weekend filled with good laughs, great people and a not so good cold. Hopefully i can kick this thing so i can get back to work.