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posted by sean at 1:39 p.m.
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Tuesday, May 08, 2007
Monday, May 07, 2007
May 7th, 2007
I've been extremely lazy when it comes to this thing lately. I intend to tell you all about Christmas but haven't found the motivation yet, so instead...
My weekend: Miriam and Emma, the project trust volunteers, organized a class trip to Moco Moco falls and invited us along. Saturday morning our ride arrived on time, a rare occurrence, as did all the kids. We drove the half hour to the falls and hiked a few minutes up to the best spot. The kids busied themselves jumping off rocks, sliding down the falls, and just playing in the water. Us teachers chilled and enjoyed their excitement. Later in the day we climbed over 500 stairs to the top of the abandoned hydro damn for an amazing view of the savannahs, and also to play in an even better set of falls at the damn. All the kids were really amazing, as was the afternoon. I got home before four made some dinner and watched a movie while the girls went out for the night.
Around 3:30 in the morning I heard the girls come home and tried to go back to sleep. I awoke again a few minutes later and heard them still struggling with the locks and lay awake listening. It began to dawn on me that someone else was trying to get in the house. I crept out of bed, put on a towel, and was about to leave the room to see the person when I heard a huge crash as someone kicked the bottom of door. I yelled out and I heard someone running away from the house. When I got to the living room I saw the door lying on the floor and I felt for the cutlass in the closet. There is no power at this time of night and it was raining hard on the tin roof and covering any noises that might be heard. I found a few candles and lit one for some light, propped up the door, and sat with the cutlass across my knees until Jessie and Dana came home and the light of morning.
It was god damn scary, but everything is OK now. I reinforced the door that afternoon and we are getting some more security for our house this week. Ah, life in Guyana
2 months today until the end of school. I miss all of you.
My weekend: Miriam and Emma, the project trust volunteers, organized a class trip to Moco Moco falls and invited us along. Saturday morning our ride arrived on time, a rare occurrence, as did all the kids. We drove the half hour to the falls and hiked a few minutes up to the best spot. The kids busied themselves jumping off rocks, sliding down the falls, and just playing in the water. Us teachers chilled and enjoyed their excitement. Later in the day we climbed over 500 stairs to the top of the abandoned hydro damn for an amazing view of the savannahs, and also to play in an even better set of falls at the damn. All the kids were really amazing, as was the afternoon. I got home before four made some dinner and watched a movie while the girls went out for the night.
Around 3:30 in the morning I heard the girls come home and tried to go back to sleep. I awoke again a few minutes later and heard them still struggling with the locks and lay awake listening. It began to dawn on me that someone else was trying to get in the house. I crept out of bed, put on a towel, and was about to leave the room to see the person when I heard a huge crash as someone kicked the bottom of door. I yelled out and I heard someone running away from the house. When I got to the living room I saw the door lying on the floor and I felt for the cutlass in the closet. There is no power at this time of night and it was raining hard on the tin roof and covering any noises that might be heard. I found a few candles and lit one for some light, propped up the door, and sat with the cutlass across my knees until Jessie and Dana came home and the light of morning.
It was god damn scary, but everything is OK now. I reinforced the door that afternoon and we are getting some more security for our house this week. Ah, life in Guyana
2 months today until the end of school. I miss all of you.
posted by sean at 2:51 p.m.
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