tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49314037024024356722024-03-12T21:27:27.391-07:00Study Abroad - Guyana 2013Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01176875852648009576noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4931403702402435672.post-62624834965081016032013-03-23T18:48:00.000-07:002013-03-23T18:49:01.823-07:00Dreaming Guyana - The Final Edition<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">March 23</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We've been back in Florida for a week now, living a kind of split life - one foot here, one still in the Rupununi. This is the final edition of the blog - a chance for everyone to look back and think about what it all meant. Thanks so much for staying with us to read the blog, and if you're in southwest Florida we're giving our public presentation on the trip this Wednesday, March 27, at 5:30pm in the Ceramics Studio at the FGCU Arts Complex. We'll also be building out the website in the coming weeks, adding more information and links that we hope will be useful to others with an interest in visiting Guyana. So stay tuned....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">There are many thoughts and stories from our journey from Georgetown to
Yupukari, lots of laughs, tears, and memories during our time spent with the
peoples of Guyana, but what will be the most memorable to me is the time spent
with the Makushi children in Yupukari Village.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Meaghan and I were teamed up to teach the
12-13 year old children.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The first day
teaching everyone, children included were nervous in one way or another, but
once we began all of that washed away.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The children, though shy and reserved to our new faces, immediately
caught on to our projects and were really proud of the art they were
creating.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Each teaching day became
increasingly exciting for me; I would often have to take a moment by myself after
class to settle the emotions that ran through my body.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The children of the village live a completely
different life from that of my own 10 year old daughter, but I could see her in
all of their faces as they smiled and laughed creating the new art and now back
at home I will see them in her as I raise her to become a woman.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were welcomed warmly into the community
and I will always remember my time spent there. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I received so much more information and
knowledge under the guidance of Tricia and Mary than I would have by myself and
I am extremely appreciative of their time and energy put into the trip.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also, thank you to the people of Caiman
House, local artisans, educators, and everyone else in the Yupukari Village for
all of the time you spent with us.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Lauren Sinett<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">My imagination could have never amounted up to the wonderful journey I
experienced while traveling in Guyana. Throughout all the strife; being eaten
alive by Kaboras, sun burnt, and sick from anti-malarial pills, leaving was the
most challenging part. From the diverse people to its nearly untouched land
Guyana is a Magical place. The magnificent sights and sounds of the natural
environment are forever imprinted in my memory. Having the opportunity to see
the largest one drop waterfall in the world, explore the rainforest from the
tree tops, and experience the beautiful ecotones from the rain forest to the
Savanna was a humbling adventure which I am forever grateful for and will never
forget. But without the amazing friends made on this trip our journey wouldn’t
have been possible. No matter where we were or what villages we traveled to the
people were above and beyond hospitable. Although I was only in Guyana for two
weeks the friendships I made and experiences I had were life changing. These
people graciously housed us, put up with our nonsense, and kindly shared their
knowledge of the land and cultural traditions with us. I feel indebted to these
people and this place and I am looking forward to when our paths will cross
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">What a life altering adventure this was. As a group we were pushed
physically and mentally to new heights as individuals. For myself, I found that
I could connect with complete strangers in a way that I never knew possible.
The trip was amazing in all aspects, but the bonds that were created with our
group of 12 will continue on in my memories forever. The people that we met
changed my outlook on the world and push me now to become more. I do hope that
one day I will be able to return to the Rupununi and more specifically Yupukari
to see the people there that I now can call friends. As we transition from the
‘Lost World’ of the Rupununi back into the excessively loud and fast moving
society we left here in Florida, I find myself moving at a slower pace. I have
a different outlook on my life and seeing the things that were so familiar two
weeks ago now seem strange and intriguing as well. From scaling mountains to
encountering ferocious jaguars, liming and gaffing with friends and just
getting to know myself, it will take one hell of an adventure to top this one.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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voices rang out as I envisioned their glowing smiling faces beaming back at me.
Words cannot begin to express the spark in my soul that our trip to Guyana has
ignited.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I now deeply contemplate the
difference in our cultures with so many questions about how to use what I have
experienced to create a harmony between these two very different places.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can’t help feeling helplessly greedy as I
turn on all of my electrical devices and put out my big rolling trashcan.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Such a bizarre combination of emotions that
flow in and out of my awareness, as I get back into my daily life, grateful,
sad, and more contemplative than ever. Being in the “lost world” of the
Rupununi, with all of its natural sights, sounds, and smells, and people made
me feel more “discovered” than I have ever felt.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So many wonderful moments with others and in
nature in two short weeks have given me enough to reflect on for a lifetime,
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Since I have come home and reflected on the
entire trip, I have been bombarded with questions and asked how the trip went.
Each time I am asked about it I excitedly and immediately answer with the best
descriptions I could assemble, completely enthralled by people’s interest in
what we did. However soon I began to realize that the words that came out of my
mouth could not properly portray my true inner feelings and the impact that the
whole journey had upon me. “Life changing experience” as many phrase it is
correct, yet somehow this still seems too simple and broad. My life has been
changed by this trip and I can feel that, it has been changed beyond what
others may recognize and probably even beyond what I can even comprehend
myself. It was the environment, the animals, the individuals, the community, and
those that were on the trip with me, all of these factors added together have
now permanently influenced my life. This was the first time I had seen such
beautiful landscapes different from what I have lived with, the first time I
created such strong connections and relationships with people I have only met
and known for a week. The community in Yupukari had a massive impact on all of
us. This is something that cannot be put into words, it is quite simply
something we all feel deep inside and understand but cannot properly express to
those that were not on the trip with us. I will never forget any of my friends
the students that came on the trip and the professors that lead us through this
wonderful experience, the connection I formed with each and every one of them
is just as important as the experiences we had in Guyana. In the best summary I
can manage, would be to describe the trip as an experience that brought to me a
new perspective of my life and made me feel like an important yet small part of
this beautiful world. I am no longer just me… I am much more. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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map, let alone know of its existence. This small portion of South America, with
its lush rainforests, captivating savannahs, and hidden away villages, has
become something very precious to my heart. The people (Makushi), the places,
sounds (wake up calls of the wild), smells (good- food and nature), sights, and
sensations are things that have impacted me so extensively. With each part of
our journey, from airplane to 9-hour van ride to boat ride along the Rupununi
River, I encountered, along with my fellow students and professors turned
family, something many people have lost in their materialistic- fast-paced world:
appreciation of nature and animals, and an ability to open heart and mind to
all that is around you. People around the world think that “having more”, as in
“stuff” makes life better. In reality, within these wonderful villages like
Iwokrama, Surama, Toka, Katoka, Karanambu, and Yupukari, the people “have more”
understanding of happiness, their surroundings, and essentials in life. When
applying for this amazing opportunity, I wrote about people being mature or
immature. To be immature is to say you are the only one in the world, or that
the world revolves around you. To be mature means to open up and see there is
much in this world and that you are not the only one in it. I applied hoping,
rather- knowing, this trip would help me to mature as an individual and to
broaden my understanding of the world and the many cultures and people within
it. This trip has given me a new perspective on what’s out there in this great
big world, and has given me an understanding of myself I did not have prior. I
reconnected, both internally and externally. So, thank you, to everyone, and
everything that has made this all possible. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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connection with everyone we encountered was amazing. Everyone from Iwokrama,
Surama and specially Yupukari opened their hearts to us and taught us about the
love of nature, their own culture and simplicity of life. This is something I
had lost in my busy life. I will never forget their kindness and smiling faces
and I am eternally grateful for their hospitality. The friendships we made
between us will remain in my most precious memories. The sounds of the
rainforest will always be my quiet and calming place to go if I feel unease. I
never thought I could feel so at home in another country, but I can say today
that I am part of this amazing planet earth that has so much more to offer than
what I ever thought. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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in my life have I met such nice and hospitable people. Working and playing with
the children everyday made me feel like a kid again, it was truly magical.
Guyana is an absolutely beautiful place, I hope that one day I can explore more
of the country. Although I have always been connected to Mother Nature I feel
this experience put me closer to her than I ever was before, I understand more
how much we as humans are connected with nature and made up of the Earth, this
is something we tend to forget in our culture.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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breathtaking. Everything from the forest to the savanna to the incredible
people I met throughout our journey were just absolutely beautiful. There is
something so enlightening and magical about this land it’s nearly impossible to
describe the feelings it evoked within me in just a few sentences. I can’t
thank everyone enough who was a part of this trip for making it so memorable- I
will always cherish the memories and friendships that were made. It was truly
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Here I am laying in my room thinking back on my journey through the
beautiful Guyana. It is strange no longer waking up to the deep screech of
Howler monkeys and a wonderfully laid out breakfast early in the morning. I
came to the conclusion that although I am “home”, I’m still homesick. Every day
I catch myself closing my eyes and imagining being back in Yupukari laying in a
hammock thinking about how lucky I was to have been able to make it where I
was. The kids were full of life and open to new ideas and crafts in which they
found a way to make it their own. I miss everyone so much. I am so thankful to
have met such wonderful people throughout the trip. Everywhere we went had
hospitality incomparable to any 5 star hotel in the world. They say home is
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Spending precious moments with the
sweet and talented indigenous people of Yupukari was clearly the highlight of
our study abroad program. Images that flash to mind: authentic
simplicity, rich diversity of natural tones, earthly songs, pungent aromas, and
gracious kindness. These Yupukari folks are intimately in tune with nature,
living the most sustainable existence I have ever witnessed but their existence
seems acutely fragile and at great risk. I couldn’t help but wonder if they
would be able to maintain their identity while the world continues to put
pressure on their current existence. Thankful for the time I shared with
them, my being was called to attention. As we prepared for our departure, the
students referred to Yupukari as “The Lost World” but in reality this made my
heart ache and my eyes fill with tears. Having returned home from the “Lost
World” I realized what I have always sensed that my Western world is “The Lost
World” and somehow we as a Western culture must find our way back to “The Real
World”. I had glimpses of understanding and reconciliation between my modern
Western lifestyle and its affect on our global environment and ultimately on
the life and culture of the world’s remaining indigenous peoples. I commit to
doing my part and then some.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">How many ways are there to say thank
you ? Putting this adventure together has taken the better part of two years,
and when I read everyone’s comments above I know it was worth every minute.
What started as a dream with my dear friend Guy Marco became this wonderful
journey, and I am so deeply grateful for all that we have done, and seen, and
shared. When I was in Guyana in 2011 I asked lots of people what they thought
American students could learn here, and the answers were fascinating – new
cultural perspectives, different life goals, seeing yourself in a global
context, learning patience, living close to the land, understanding community
and collaboration, and understanding that the world is not just what you know.
Mike Martin in Yupukari talked about the region having ‘heavy gravity’, and I
think I understand what he meant.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Traveling
back to the Rupununi this time with Mary and my students taught me once again
that most of what we worry about is simply unnecessary, and that spending your
time with wonderful people in a beautiful place doing useful and interesting
things is really the best there is. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Thank you, to everyone.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Leaving the Rupununi</div>
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Blog post: Tricia</div>
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Wednesday was our last day in Yupukari, and it was a lovely
culmination of a beautiful week. In the morning we went to visit Auntie
Madeline Francis again to see her bake the cassava bread she made from the
roots we picked, grated, and squeezed yesterday. I have had dried cassava bread
before, but never hot and fresh from the iron griddle set over burning sticks.
It was wonderful, especially with the local peanut butter we brought along.
Then it was back to Caiman House for a demonstration of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">mokru</i> fiber work – this is the harder fiber used for mats, wall
coverings, sifters, backpacks, and all sorts of functional basketry. As with
the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tibisiri</i> fibers, the preparation
of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">mokru </i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>involves extensive preparation followed by
incredibly complex manipulation. In this case, abstract and figurative patterns
are created using different colored parts of the fiber and the weaver must plan
ahead for every aspect of the pattern. It’s very hard to explain, and even
harder to try and do – we were all in awe of the skill of these artisans.</div>
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After lunch we headed to school for our final session with
the kids, working with the cut cardboard patterns to make animals figures with
moveable arms and legs (really cool). Tricia, Kendry, and the older kids
finished their 40 foot painted fabric mural, with the addition of larger
versions of the anteater and jaguar cutouts to complete the picture of the
river, the savannah, and the rainforest. We nailed the mural up on the outside
wall of the school, and it looked just wonderful. The children all came
together for a special presentation for us of singing, dancing, and dramatic
poetry, and we had such a difficult time with the realization that it was
coming time to say goodbye. But we were all very excited with the prospect of
tonight’s evening campfire celebration, so we wrapped up our efforts at the
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After dinner we heard the ‘gong’ sounding to call us to the
center of the village (its actually a big metal pan they bang on but it works
just fine). There was a huge bonfire marking the gathering, and dance music
pumping from the dj with his computer and speakers, and a full program set up
of dancing and storytelling. We had already met many of the presenters, and enjoyed
so very much traditional stories by Uncle Isaac and Auntie Madeline and contemporary
dances by groups of our students. When the time came for our contributions, the
village of Yupukari was treated to a hilarious dramatic karaoke rendering of
Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’, and I don’t believe they had ever seen anything quite
like it. It was a huge hit. Everyone got up for the group dance and competition
of the Brazilian <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>forro, </i>and whie the older students were
awarded first, second, and third place, our Lauren and Kendry won in the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the ‘Most Improved’ category. Tricia closed
out the show with Bob Marley’s ‘Three Little Birds’ played on a turtle ocarina,
and everyone agreed that it was the best campfire celebration ever.</div>
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After the big celebration we gathered with our friends and
hosts at Caiman House for a private farewell that lasted much of the night. In
the short time we have been here, we have made wonderful connections and
terrific friends and learned so very much. In the morning we packed everything
up and weighed the luggage to make sure we could make our 500 pound limit (hit
it right on the mark), and loaded<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>two
pickup trucks for the drive to the Karanambu airstrip. Many, many hugs and
tears later we drove out of the village, past all the kids at both schools
standing outside to wish us well. Nobody wanted to leave.</div>
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But we did, and after a hour or so waiting at the red dirt
airstrip with our Caiman House friends, the 12 seater TransGuyana came and collected
us and flew out over the savannah and into the Pakaraima Mountains to Kaieteur
Falls. For many students it was their first trip on a small plane, and it was,
shall we say, somewhat uncomfortable. But the trip was worth it, because Kaieteur
is one of the planet’s great wonders – it’s the longest single drop waterfall
in the world, and is breathtakingly, overwhelmingly beautiful. Then it was back
on the plane for the flight to Georgetown, and with a little help from our new
best friend Dramamine we arrived at Ogle Airport rested and sane and settled back
into the Grand Coastal Hotel. On Friday we visited the Walter Roth Anthropology
Museum for their Amerindian collection, the Castellani House National Art
Gallery for a terrific retrospective show of visionary Guyanese artist Philip
Moore, hit the center of town to shop for crafts and hammocks, and finished up
with a tour of the rum plant at Demerara Distilleries. On the way back to the
hotel we had a two stage dinner of roast beef burgers at Big Daddy’s and then a
sitdown meal at a lovely Chinese restaurant. Then it was back to the hotel to
pack and prepare for our flight back to Miami.</div>
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We'll be working on a final post reflecting on this extraordinary trip - stay tuned. We'll also be building out the website with lots of pictures, links, and new information.</div>
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Auntie Madeline making cassava</div>
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The Caiman Catching Edition</div>
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One of the principle research efforts at Caiman House is
their long-running study of black caiman in the Rupununi River. For several
years now they have been catching caiman at night and recording biometric data
(length, weight, condition, etc); they are now have detailed records on more
than 600 individual caiman. When guests are in residence, they have the
unforgettable opportunity to join the caiman crew in a “follow boat”. When a
caiman is located (shiny red eyes glowing in the dark along the river banks)
they are caught with a special loop on a pole; while catching them is pretty
routine, subduing them is something else altogether. The big ones thrash
around, bite the front of the boat repeatedly, and generally make it very
difficult to tape their jaws shut and bring them to shore. Once they do though
the caiman are quite docile, and we could touch and examine them along with the
research crew. It is truly an unforgettable experience. Because the follow boat
can only take four passengers, we went out on three separate nights – Sunday,
Monday, and Tuesday. In the pictures below, you can see our teams getting up
close and personal with ‘our’ caiman. Here are comments from everyone on our
real-life “River Monsters” expeditions.</div>
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Kendry: It was like a real-life ‘Jaws’ – but with giant
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Meaghan:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pretty
incredible experience – how often do you get to hold hands with an 11 foot
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Lauren: Sitting beside an 11’3” 279 pound caiman was unreal
! These prehistoric creatures have an uncanny yet majestic beauty about them.</div>
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Kel: I can’t believe that I got to touch the HUGE teeth,
feet, and belly of a 374 pound caiman.</div>
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Knoel: I think I know what it would have felt like to touch
a dinosaur – the whole night seemed Jurassic.</div>
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Cam: It was like touching a living dinosaur – feeling its
armor was amazing.</div>
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Maria: It is so important for people to know about these
amazing caiman. I felt like these studies make a difference in their
environment, and we were so lucky to be a part of this.</div>
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Chris: Amazing experience - from seeing the caiman in the
water to its being caught, weighted,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and
measured. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Feeling the skin, skewts, and
arms of the caiman was a great, once-in-a-lifetime experience. The eyes of a
black caiman stare through you like lasers; it is as if they have no problem
with you being there – as if you don’t exist.</div>
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Michelle: Being a part of the research on the caiman was an
amazing experience ! I felt truly privileged to have taken part in it. Feeling
the razor sharp teeth and the muscles in the tale of the caiman makes me really
understand the power of these wonderful creatures. Thank you Caiman House for
all your efforts !</div>
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Cydney: I am so thankful that there are people who care
about the status and health of the black caiman. To see such a prehistoric
beast alive and in the wild is truly a jaw-dropping experience. The sensations
in being next to such a magnificent creature, with my hand on its side, gave me
a wonderful feeling of connection to something ancient. I hope that future generations
strive to help sustain wildlife such as the caiman. </div>
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March 12 ,2013<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">Kel and Meaghan</span></div>
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Today is Tuesday and somehow with everything going on we
missed the blog entry yesterday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Trici<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4931403702402435672" name="_GoBack"></a>a has kept us all very busy with planned activities and so
Meg and I (Kel) are going to write about both days.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Where to begin?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Monday morning we awoke to our fabulous
breakfast of, bakes, fruit, eggs, and lemongrass tea.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Following that we had a tibisiri workshop
with Latia. This involved taking the hearts of the Ite Palm and stripping them
of their fibers that create the materials used in basket weaving. We all got to
try our hand at weaving some baskets, although Mary and Michelle were the only
successful ones of the group. Kendry learned to braid while the rest of us made 'eco bling” bracelets. After a short rest and some lunch, we prepped for the
day’s workshop in school. The younger grades got to learn a bit about
printmaking using leaves and the rubber fish we brought. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The older students worked with local clay and learned
how to make pinch pots and press bowls. This is the same clay used to make the
bricks used in the construction of their houses and buildings. Tricia also
introduced them to the Ocarina and had her class whistling away in no time. Some
of the students came back to the Caiman House where we showed the kids how to
make their own ocarinas. Leon John Park, one of the students in Tricia’s class,
was completely focused on learning how to make one, and by the end of the
session he had managed to figure out how to make an eight hole ocarina start
to finish entirely by himself – pretty amazing, considering that most of the
group still can’t do it without help. Later in the afternoon, a bunch of us met
up with some locals to play some football/volleyball while Kel and I (Meg) got
distracted by a nearby abandoned home that had lots of fun wood scraps which we
mosaicked into interesting geometric sculptures. Later that evening (after
another amazing dinner, of course) Tricia, Kendry and I finally got our turn to
participate in the nightly Caiman research night expedition. We all have some
really awesome experiences from the three different groups that went over the
weekend that we’ll post in another blog entry. We returned safely (all limbs
intact) took showers, hit the sack and had sweet dreams of gators, snakes, and
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So here we are on Tuesday, and yet again breakfast was
phenomenal, and we headed over to Auntie Madeline Francis’s home. She gave us a
tour of her field where she harvests all kinds of Cassava, the Amerindian
staple food. She showed us how to cut, harvest, and replant the cassava. We
proceeded to go back to her open air building where she peels, grates, strains
the toxins, and then cooks the Cassava into a bread. We had to cut our visit
short to get ready for today’s school work so tomorrow morning we’ll be back to
learn how to make and taste the bread. In school, we switched lessons so that
the younger grades could play with clay (they made pinch pots and little
animals) while the older grades did some printmaking. All of the kids had a
great time and the younger ones got to take clay home to play with it on their
own. After a brief break, Tricia, Kendry, Cydney, and I (Kel) went out fishing
with the two Felixes as our guides.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
catching was slow, the snags were plenty but overall Tricia and I each caught a
catfish. We finished the day off with a great dinner and preparation for the
next day’s final lesson at the school.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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Blog Post by Tricia Fay</div>
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First, please let me apologize for the delays in our
postings. Despite all the efforts of all sorts of people to keep the Internet
up and running here in Yupukari, we are sharing electronic access space with
the entire North Rupununi region. So even though we have our very own computer
whiz kid on the trip (thank you Chris !) there are some limitations to our
technological capacity, particularly when it comes to uploading pictures. And
on top of that, with the Indigenous Wisdom Program in the morning, the Primary
School Art Camp in the afternoon, and catching black caiman with the research
team in the evenings (more on that tomorrow !) we have been wonderfully busy.<br />
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Sunday was a day of
rest Guyanese style, with our group and much of the Caiman House staff
traveling down the Rupununi River to the legendary Karanambu Ranch<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for a half day ‘lime’ – a time of rest and
community and dialogue and all over goodness. We stopped off on the way to gawk
at the fabulous <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Victoria Amazonica </i>lilies
in Mobay Pond, with their humungous lily pads and white and pink flowers. Along
the river there were of course a zillion critter sightings – endless birds,
tons of black caiman (gators to you Florida folk), and even two capybara
backsides disappearing into the bush (the world’s largest rodent). We reached
Karanambu Landing and walked up the hill from the river to one of the most
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For five generations Karanambu has
been a cattle ranch, a balata rubber business, an acclaimed ecotourist lodge, a
site for rehabilitation of giant wild river otters, and a global study center
for many university and research groups. It is also the home of Diane McTurk –
as amazing a woman as I have ever met – and we all descended on her for a
morning/afternoon of laughing and storytelling, and an outrageously tasty
vegetarian Italian brunch. This kind of Sunday ‘lime’ reminds me of all the
things that I love about the Caribbean region, and all the reasons why I chose
to bring my students and friends here. Ranch managers Andrea and Salvador De
Caires told us wonderful tales about their connections to and encounters with
Guyana’s most famous self-taught artist Phillip Moore; staff member Gerry
Pereira and I resumed a years-old conversation about the pottery collections at
the Walter Roth Anthropology Museum; Diane walked us through the colorful
history of Karanambu; we saw eye-popping digital images of recent wildlife
sightings on the property (jaguar, ocelot, anteater, harpy eagle, capybara, etc
etc etc etc etc),and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ate until we could
eat no more. After saying our goodbyes to all (including Diane’s hopelessly
adorable new puppy Aster Lord of Luna), we rode back up the river to Yupukari
playing games to see how many caiman we could spot lurking along the banks.<br />
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What a lovely day, and we spent the rest of it getting ready for school and
working on art projects. This is an unforgettable trip, and I am so grateful
for everyone who has made it possible.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Woke up to a surround-sound choral ensemble of howler monkeys, yellow crowned parrots, village roosters, with cicadas maintaining the steady beat. Our days are extremely long and overflowing with experiences that are causing all of our senses to fire like sparklers on the Fourth of July. Today was no exception. It started with a wakeup call at 4:30, AM that is. Can you imagine getting a troop of college students up at 4:30 AM on a Saturday morning? Not a problem with this crew, in fact they were just as effervescent as I was for this early morning workshop with the village artist and woodcarver, Combrencent Ernest. While the dew was still dripping from the trees and the skies were starting to light up with pastel washes we found ourselves outside under the thatched gazebo in awe of the beautiful leopard wood log we were instructed to cut into smaller usable slabs that would be then be chopped into nuggets using a machete. Leopard wood has an amazing deep reddish color that is reminiscent of the local red clay earth and black hieroglyphic type markings that truly resemble a leopard’s coat. We all dove into the process of sanding and shaping our treasured tidbits absolutely surprised when the breakfast call came at 7:30. I heard a few students pipe up that they would gladly skip breakfast in order to continue their carvings and I have to admit it was mighty tempting. Knowing we needed our strength for the day ahead, Tricia and I encouraged everyone to take a break and come inside.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Breakfast consisted of hot porridge, eggs, Brazilian sausage, fresh baked bread, local peanut butter, guava jelly and green mango juice. Has anyone told you yet, the food here is divine? When I walked into the breakfast room which is also command central as it houses the open kitchen, work tables for the never ending and always changing projects, internet couches, and general informal meeting arena, I overheard a conversation about the research efforts with the black caiman. “We’re not catching caiman for the tourists”, Mike explains, “we have a variety of ongoing studies, we are publishing our research and you are observing this research in action….” Made me think how fortunate I would be when my turn came to observe the research team in action the following night. Wondered how it would compare to the other research efforts I have participated in.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">After breakfast, a 20 minute walk though the village of Yupukari to the Rupununi River brought us to the flats boats that transported us upriver to the neighboring village of Katoka. The hour long boat ride and 45 minute walk through the savannah to the village provided us with a wide variety of nature sightings: osprey, egret, striated little blue heron, white wing swallow, banded swallow, giant river otter, caiman, cormorant, many types of hummingbirds, rusty-margined king bird, tiger heron, black cap heron, ring kingfisher, stork, yellow footed tortoise, and of course mosquitoes.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Our first stop in outskirts of Katoka was at the house of Guy Marco’s relatives.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They were all so happy to see Tricia again. (Guy - everyone is doing great, and Tricia will send lots of pictures after we get home. We saw Loretta, Gibson, Geoff, Nathalie, your mother, Annette, and her sister Susanne - it was great !) We then proceeded to Katoka’s main village compound where we were greeted by the village dignitaries: The Toushau, the school headmaster, the health officer and microscopist. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of course we were offered<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the ceremonial juice. This time it was passion fruit and my tribe from FGCU all agreed there is never too much passion. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We spent the next two hours working with a local sculptural material, balata. It is a caramel colored rubbery material that comes from local bulletwood trees. This material is heated over a wood fire in a hot cauldron of boiling water in order to reach a consistency that is pliable enough to shape it. I found it very difficult to work with but the local villagers whipped out all sorts of items such as bowls and little figurines.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We toured the village and primary school and headed back to our boats to make our way back home to Yupukari. We counted 38 caiman on our return trip and those were only the ones we happen to spot. Tired and hungry we arrived back to a delicious meal of fried tiger fish, pumpkin, steamed greens, rice and of course more juice. This time it was Jamon juice, made from a small purple fruit that is sweet-sour. Yum!</span></div>
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March 8<sup>th</sup>, 2013</div>
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Blog Writers: Cydney Chasky and
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We awoke to a service announcement
from Kendry saying “Attention guests of the Caiman House breakfast is now
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After a lovely breakfast we hiked
downhill to the clay pit located by the river’s edge with our guides Felix and
Combrencent.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Upon arriving at the clay
site Combrencent quickly changed into his clay digging clothes and jumped into
the pit where he carved away at the wall to mine the dry clay. Then it was our
turn to scrape the clay pit wall. When we mined enough clay we mixed it with
water from the river and Combrencent showed us how to make the bricks that the
village people use to build their homes. All of us made bricks of our own, this
wasn’t as easy as Combrencent made it look but it sure was fun. Once all our
bricks were made we mined some more clay and bagged the powder up into a wheel
barrel to bring back to the house to make clay for the kids to use at school on
Monday. We struggled back up hill with the clay and then relaxed on hammocks
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Then it was back to school for the
second day where we worked with watercolor and ink resist. The younger children
drew on paper with crayons and then painted over the page with watercolor. The
older ones used the same process but advanced to a method of using chalk and
oil pastels instead of crayon. In place of the watercolor, India ink was
brushed over the entire sheet of paper and then wiped off in a bucket of water.
The ink filled in any remaining spaces between the pastels, and replaced the
lines of the chalk. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The students, no
matter the age, became immensely intrigued by today’s lesson and quickly went
through every sheet of paper that was brought for the day. It was decided that
they would bring some of the works home to show their friends and family, but
choose one to hang up in their classrooms.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>As a pleasant surprise, the students of grade 5 and 6 ended the school
day by singing the first verse of Guyana’s national anthem. We departed the
classrooms smiling and laughing and returned to Caiman house for a siesta
before dinner. While we were resting we were shown the baby turtles that are
residing at the Caiman house for a year before being released into the wild.
This is to ensure the babies survive without getting attacked by pray. Jeff,
who is here from Connecticut and helping the turtles, answered questions and
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At Caiman house, the remaining 8
enjoyed another incredible meal of chicken, mashed potatoes, green beans and
salad, followed by dessert of mango and cashew cookies. We then spent the evening
just hanging out around the Caiman House relaxing, laughing and learning how to
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Meanwhile the “A” team: Cam,
Cydney, Knoel, and Lauren are the first group to join the Caiman research team
on a night out on the Rupununi. Details will be coming up along with groups “B”
and “C” in just a few days! Stay tuned for the “River Monsters of the Rupununi”
featured blog post.</div>
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March 7<sup>th</sup> 2013</div>
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Blog Authors: Maria Jijon and Kendry Vasquez</div>
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We awoke to a wonderful breakfast of fresh bakes, eggs,
potatoes and coffee as well as some fresh honey and local made peanut butter.
As we were finishing up breakfast and planning out the first day of lessons for
the art camp, we threw on our FGCU Yupukari T-shirts and were paid a visit by
the school’s Headmistress Maisie Li, who filled us in on the schools formalities.
After meeting with Li we had Anthony, a former Toushao give us a tour of the magnificent
village of Yupukari. First we took a tour of the primary school and continued on
walking throughout learning about all some of the history, traditions, and
customs of the people there. We also got to meet many of the warm welcoming
people there including the village’s health officer, Sylvester, and one of the
villages former Toushaos, and current elder, Uncle Issac. He treated us with a
couple of traditional tales of how some of the neighboring village names came
to be as well as teaching us some Makushi phrases and teaching about the many
ways of preparation and uses of cassava. We headed back to Caiman House, freshened
up, and worked a little more on the lesson plans for the day. We then ate a
delicious lunch of noodles (some with beef) with fresh picked veggies such as
okra, cucumber, bora (local Guyanese green beans), and tomatoes! We then put
some final finishing touches on the lesson plans and headed off to the primary
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We got to the school right on time to start our first art class. After
introductions and name tags we started our paper cut out project. We used fish,
palms trees, frogs and butterfly cut out shapes to make these colorful string
figures that were used to decorate the classroom. The children were so creative
that they ended up taping them in a circle and using them as crowns! At the beginning,
until we were able to break the ice, everyone was a little nervous, but as the
paper project continued we started bonding with the students and we got a lots
of smiles and giggles. Back again at the Caiman House we had more preparing to
do for tomorrow’s lesson so we all put our creative hands together again and
got everything ready really fast. After that, everyone had a chance to do
laundry by hand which was a new experience for many of us. We had another
amazing meal followed by relaxation and storytelling at the six hammocks outside
of our rooms under the stars. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our group
bonding just grows stronger every day. </div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Day 4 March 6, 2013</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Blog Writers: Chris Steiner and Cam DeMay</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Although the hike to Surama Mountain was supposed to be at 6
we eventually got everyone packed and ready for the day’s adventure. Breakfast
was taken with us via our guides Junior and Camilla. We loaded into a pickup to
head to the nearest trail that led to the mountain. We hiked across the plains
to the canopy at the base and began our journey upward. The forest held many
wonders, from fungus, trees and sounds of the unknown (well not to our guides,
they informed us they were monkeys and birds). The hike was easy at first and
then progressively became more difficult and the incline of the mountain
started and our guides told us to watch out for loose and slippery rocks. Using
the trees to stable ourselves we made the arduous journey to the viewpoint 800m
above sea level. We kept well hydrated as our legs burned with the fires of a
thousand suns. Drenched with sweat and 98% Deet we traversed the rocky terrain
and emerged to a glorious view of Surama Village and the mountain ranges in the
distance. We were met with a delicious breakfast of eggs, bake and Surama
peanut butter sandwiches... and of course met with the customary glass of
juice. We engulfed our meal with the fervor of a hungry jaguar. The
breathtaking view was no match for the hike back down. Junior found us a very
useful vine that we used to swing through the lush greenness of the forest.
After our playtime was over we made our way back to the village and set out on
the next part of our day, Toka Village.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"> As our heads
bobbed along the dusty roads, an oasis appeared in the distance. This oasis,
cleverly named Oasis, had many culinary delights. From pork to chicken and
veggies for the girls and Cam, we finished our meals and back out to Toka we
went. We arrived in great time and were met by the friendly people there. After a round of introductions, Stobe Davis
explained the traditional way of finding, crushing and mixing the clay. The
ladies of the village showed us the way they make their pots and we in turn
showed them how to make our ocarinas. They were as excited as we were to learn
a new craft. We took a portrait of the group with the villagers, said our
goodbyes and once again piled into our trusty van. Once again we traveled the
long, dusty road and headed to our final destination, Yupukari.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"> We arrived
shortly after dark and we were welcomed warmly by the smiling staff of Caiman
House. We unloaded the van and sat down to a warm meal of fried chicken, tiger
fish (big cat fish), cabbage, rice and pumpkin. We received the introduction
from Mike about our stay and what we will be doing and we then prepared for the
upcoming Art Camp at the Yupukari primary school. Tomorrow will be the start of
a weeklong creative experience.</span></span></div>
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Day 3 – March 5, 2013<br />
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Blog Writers: Lauren Sinett and Meaghan Shaw </div>
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Waking up to the cries of Howler
monkey in Iwokrama forest, we stumbled our way to an early breakfast and packed
the van up (again) and started our journey to Atta Lodge. Upon arrival we were
greeted by our guides Leon Moore and Jerry Benjamin. Leon guided us on our hike
through the rain forest to the canopy walk suspended 100 feet up in the trees!
Making our way through the tree tops we came across the infamous Bullet Ant,
which is almost the size of Lauren’s thumb. Although the ants were gigantic,
they were nothing in comparison to the sights and sounds of the forest. We saw
ancient Purple Heart trees that are only found here in Guyana, some as old as 400
years old! Walking across the long and narrow rope bridge (like the ones you
see in movies), we observed wild Macaws and heard the chatter of the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>black spider monkeys, Holwers, along with the
screaming Piah birds. After our adventure in the rain forest, we piled back
into our beloved van and continued onto Surama Eco Lodge.</div>
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As the rainforest bled into the savanna, most
of us rested our heads against the bouncing seats of our beloved van. We <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>awoke to the red dirt road<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as the sign for Surama Lodge came into view.
Through no fault of our driver Jeffery, what was a 2.5 km journey turned into
3.5 km journey as he took us on the scenic route. Lost and Dumfounded by the
appearance of an air strip that wasn’t there last year, he shouted out the
window to a nearby local and we got the thumbs up we were on the right track.
Luckily, the road is one big giant circle and we finally arrived at Surama.
Starving, we sat down to a delicious lunch of rice, beans and chicken, then
went on a walking tour of the village. On this tour we saw a painting by the
famed Guyanese artist George Simon, the primary and nursery schools, the
largest totem pole in Guyana, sculpture workshop of Ozzie Simon, painting
workshop of Victor, the local hangout next to the football field, and then we
traveled back to the lodge for dinner where we inhaled more rice, beef,
catfish, pumpkin, okra, dahl, and watermelon. Once again finding ourselves in a
food coma, we went to bed early in preparation for our morning hike through the
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01176875852648009576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4931403702402435672.post-48562788367757693922013-03-04T17:43:00.000-08:002013-03-04T17:43:12.467-08:00Our Epic Journey from Georgetown to Iwokrama<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Monday March 4<sup>th</sup> 2013</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Our day started before the sun even thought about shining a ray, all the while we were busy packing up to head out to Iwokrama.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We finished loading and were all packed in the van around six, 13 people, 20 suitcases and 12 day bags…tight is an understatement.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After a about an hour and half trek we were out of Georgetown and our real adventure began as the van tires hit the red dirt road.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Luckily our driver by the name of Geoffrey, has his P.H.D. (Pot hole dodger) and so we were able to escape losing any car parts or breakfast, ha,ha!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It took about 9 hours to cover the distance to Iwokrama and boy did we find ways to pass the time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some of us slept, others talked, but the best was the fabulous and spontaneous karaoke session.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Chris the master vocalist had us all chiming in on various tunes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So much fun!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Luckily Geoffrey either had a great sense of humor or was completely tone deaf because we managed to keep our seats on board the bus.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As we neared the Essequibo River we came upon a road block that presented itself in the form of a large fallen tree that threw itself down across the road. Our brave driver helped clear the path with a chainsaw and machete.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Before long we were back on the road again, shortly after we boarded the ferry to cross the river to reach Iwokrama. With a break outside of the van, while on the ferry, our spirits were refreshed by the fresh air and beautiful scenery of the river. With a new eagerness in reaching our destination we loaded back in the van and shortly after arrived at the absolutely beautiful Iwokrama River Lodge. We were surprisingly welcomed with cold towels and fresh passion fruit juice. You could say we thought we were in the lap of luxury. Excited to be here we grabbed a quick bite, settled in with lightning speed and headed out for a much awaited nature walk. We now are about to head to dinner and look forward to our night river cruise. Keep up with the blog for the next update.</span></div>
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Tricia Fayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13274016765043946314noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4931403702402435672.post-20088824763998736832013-03-03T08:52:00.000-08:002013-03-03T09:31:57.894-08:00We are here !! We made it ! And in fact, we made it in grand style with no problems at all other than a not unwelcome flight delay (with all the repacking of art supplies we left FGCU a bit later than expected). Mary Voytek and I drove our very comfortable minivans across the swamp to Miami stuffed full with students and bags (did we mention that we have an extra 8 or 9 suitcases full of art supplies for our school project ?!?!), and we checked it all in and got ourselves through security with no issues. The plane took off around 5:30, and I believe that we can all happily recommend Surinam Airways to anyone - when is the last time YOU had a hot meal on an airplane, not to mention two bags checked free ? When we landed in Georgetown it was quite late - nearly 11pm - but our drivers were at the airport and had been waiting patiently for us. It's about a 45 minute drive to the Grand Coastal Hotel where we are staying, past cows and horses and neighborhoods and Hindu temples and past a huge Saturday night extravaganza where nine Chutney music bands from Trinidad were performing - we nearly lost Chris at that one, but managed to keep him in the van. Finally we arrived at our very comfortable hotel, the Grand Coastal where all the staff have been incredibly accommodating, and after a celebratory drink we collapsed into our beds and slept like logs. This morning we had a fabulous breakfast with everything ranging from french toast and omelettes to Indian paratha bread with stewed pumpkin. Lovely. This afternoon we're going on a driving tour of Georgetown, then back to the hotel to get ready for our very early morning departure tomorrow for the Iwokrama Rainforest Centre. The director, Raquel Thomas, is here in town and she's going to stop by later this afternoon to say hello and tell us a bit about our upcoming adventure. We'll post again from the road !<br />
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Tricia Fayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13274016765043946314noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4931403702402435672.post-16829382983449187782013-02-22T13:56:00.001-08:002013-02-22T13:56:27.869-08:00Countdown8 days and counting....Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01176875852648009576noreply@blogger.com0