Hey Everyone! Sorry for the long time absence on the
blog. My computer broke down, but now I
have one that works so get ready to be regularly updated on my adventures in
the Peace Corps once again!
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| Mr, Neds |
Since I last wrote on here so much has happened. So here’s a brief synopsis of what went down
and a picture dump of the past 6 weeks.
In that time I completed hub training in Guys Hill, Jamaica where I
absolutely fell in love with the community.
They are some of the most kind hearted, generous and fun loving people I’ve
ever met. When we weren’t in training
you could find me and some others at our chill spot known as Mr. Neds or Poopas
playing dominos or just chatting with the locals. So needless to say we developed strong domino
games. But in addition to that I learned
to truly appreciate the community. I
lived with another amazing host family where I had sisters my age who helped me
learn how to cook, made me watch the Kings and Queens of Dancehall (Jamaican
version of American Idol), taught me some dance moves and became the sisters
I’ve never had. During the training we
got to finally start going in to the schools and working with the kids. It felt great to finally get to put all of
the training we had had to use. We were
able to culminate all of our lessons with the students with a big field day for
them where we had face painting, dancing, relay races, football, and other fun
games.
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| Chill Spot Bench |
This time in Guys Hill was quite a learning
experience for me. I learned all the ins
and outs of becoming a successful teacher and a successful Peace Corps Volunteer
in addition to learning more about the Jamaican ways of life. I was able to visit a Jamaican farm and learn
how to plant yams as well as attempt to climb a coconut tree (so much harder
than I imagined). I also got to
experience taking bucket baths for the first time, which are actually not too
bad and are great ways to save water and be more ecofriendly. I faced my fear
of creepy crawly critters by seeing quite possibly the largest centipede (forty
legs) and giant spiders dangling from anywhere they can make a web. And I learned once again that saying goodbye
to friends no matter how long you’ve known them is a hard thing to do. This hub training in Guys Hill lasted for 6
weeks and then we left for one more week of training in Hellshire where we got
to be reunited with the environment group before being sworn in as official
Volunteers
On the weekends, while in Guys Hills, we had the opportunity to visit Ocho Rios and enjoy the beauty of Jamaica.
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| Blue Hole |
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| Giant Spiders |
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| Bus to the Church Field Day |
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| Mt. Nebo Church |
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| Baby Barrack |
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| Likkle Dunns River Falls |
