Well the day finally arrived! The first day of school was last Wednesday and it went smoother than I expected. I forgot how tired I get after a day of school. Since then school has gone well. I have two completely different groups of children, each with their own sets of challenges. I am hoping as routines form, the days will become smoother. Most days I come back exhausted from the day. In fact this last Monday I was in bed and asleep by 8 p.m. I look forward to taking a nice cold shower at the end of the day and the sleep that I am able to get.
Despite being tired, last Thursday night we went over to the Landwehr's house for dinner. It was very nice to get away from the house and school and enjoy time with their family (plus we didn't have to make dinner for ourselves). :)
Friday night Mrs. Murray brought us to Gros Islet night. Gros Islet night is every Friday night in the fishing village. We enjoyed some fish for dinner, as well as got to see where the street party is. It was a fun and relaxing night, but when we got home we all showered and went to bed.
Saturday was a lazy day. We didn't want to do ANYTHING. We ventured out later in the afternoon to get some groceries, but other than that we spent our day watching Netflix and working on school stuff.
Sunday was church and after church Junior and Shenelle took us to down south to Soufriere. Soufriere is where the beautiful Pitons are, as well as the Sulphur Springs. We loved seeing the different parts of the island! On the way down we stopped and got Cassava bread. If I am remembering correctly cassava is a root. There were many different choices, but I had banana cassava bread. We stopped at a Junior's previous school he taught at and enjoyed lunch on the beach. Junior and Shenelle's daughter Nia was my little buddy for the day. I held her in the car all the way too and from Soufriere.
This week I have been tired, but functioning. As my school schedule stands right now, I am teaching one group on Mondays and Wednesdays, and the other group of children Tuesdays and Thursdays. I would say that this is a positive for me, as am able to go through the lesson with one group and then improve on the lesson the next day.
Well I made it past the halfway point of the week! Looking forward to two more days of school and then a much needed weekend.
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| The Fish Fry |
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| Gros Islet night |
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| First day of school selfie |
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| How we stay sane |
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| The cockroach I found my first day of school... |
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| "Baths" that drain water from the sulfur springs |
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| The Pitons (well one of them) |
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| Sulfur Springs- the active volcano I believe |
LOVE when you post so many pictures in your post. Makes me feel like I am there. The beach pictures are so beautiful! They look like mountains :)
ReplyDelete1. Did you actually eat fish, Kirsten?!?!
2. I want that banana bread.
3. Those springs look cool! Did YOU bathe in them? :)
Yes well I take lots of pictures because I learned from the best! :) The beach is beautiful and so are the hills. I was marveling at the sunset last night and again realizing that this is the place I am calling home right now. Still kind of surreal!
DeleteAs for the fish, yes I did eat it and it was actually really good! I've never had fish that has tasted like that before! And the springs- no I didn't, but we will before we leave. By the time we went they would have been far too hot for us to go in. We're going on a cruise tomorrow though so stay tuned!
Yes well I take lots of pictures because I learned from the best! :) The beach is beautiful and so are the hills. I was marveling at the sunset last night and again realizing that this is the place I am calling home right now. Still kind of surreal!
DeleteAs for the fish, yes I did eat it and it was actually really good! I've never had fish that has tasted like that before! And the springs- no I didn't, but we will before we leave. By the time we went they would have been far too hot for us to go in. We're going on a cruise tomorrow though so stay tuned!