act of kindness

So today I took the bus and traveled up to Sauteurs (a town at the top most north part of the island). It is actually the location of my "safe house". In case there is a natural disaster, or something along those lines, I can just jump on a bus and travel for an hour and then get off and walk like 20 min and then I'll be safe... something like that.
So, my trip was fine and dandy and everything and I was on the bus back to Gouyave (my town). This little kid sat next to me. In front of us a woman dropped a dollar (here it's a coin) so the kid and I both tried to look for it but the bus is small and you can't really move much so we couldn't find it. When we stopped next, the woman got off and when the door opened the kid started looking again and I saw it b/c the light from the open door caught it. I pointed it out to the boy thinking he was going to keep it (free dollar!!!!) But he picked it up, yelled after the lady and gave it back to her. It was so neat to see that kind of honesty. Fun little Friday story.
Oh, and my gosh it's hot here.

Hump day

Well, I have been on Grenada for only 4 days now but time is moving in strange ways. For example, staging was on a Saturday then Sunday we flew to St. Lucia. All the trainees met that Saturday for the first time but after about 3 days we couldn't believe that we had only known each other for so little time. Very strange feeling actually. Now that I am on my island I am feeling the same way. I just counted the days I have been here and it most certainly feels longer than 4 days.
We are getting a lot of information thrown at us each day but I have already started to feel more comfortable with little things here and there. Like public transportation! Getting to and from the bus stop and also the bus terminal to the PC Office is a-piecea-cake.
The sun is hotter here... or something, dang! Got a wee bit pink the other day on a little walk.
Today, I got to meet the two principals I will be working with. They are both very nice people and it was good to have a face to put with all the names and information. The rest of the day was spent making fun of Crystal's food.
The other volunteers are great and it's so nice to share our stories. I need more bug spray that is not expired and I think then life would be pretty good overall.

Oh, and I'm reading Wicked and Daaaannngggg, so different from the show ('cause that's clearly good reading material for cultural integration).

Work Site info

Today I got my work site information and an idea of where I will be living on Grenada. I am going to be teaching/ helping with special education in a pre-primary school and also in a primary school. I am very excited about these placements! It looks like I will be living in Gouyave, st. John's with my host family for about 2 months. Then I will move out on my own and it appears I will be somewhere near Mt. Nesbit, St. John's. Both schools are in Gouyave so I'll have a little bit of a walk if there is not a bus that runs there.

So far, I am pumped!

Here I go...

At the airport waiting to fly to Miami where I will be until Sunday. On Saturday I will be in an orientation/ staging most of the day. Then Sunday morning I head down south to St. Lucia for about a week. After only a week I then will be flying to Grenada. Grenada is the southern most island of the 6 that the peace corps serves. Once there I THINK I then move in with my host family and should be there for a while. But who really knows. Here goes nothing! Time to EAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!