The Week in Review

It's been a crazy week here in St. Vincent. We've seen many of the natural wonders of the Island. We toured Dark View Falls, an amazing two-tier waterfall in the north of the Island, and we hiked La Soufriere, a 7-mile hike with a 3.5 mile, 3000 foot ascent (we were shocked to find that after walking through a tropical rain-forest for two hours, it was actually quite cold and misty at the summit.)

We've also been learning more about the culture here on the Island. We've made friends with many of the local children, and have become particularly close with the twins Umore and Somore. Their family has been kind enough to invite us to lunch the past two Sundays, and they have cooked us some amazing local chicken and fish dishes. We've also been experiencing Vincey Mas, both in Kingstown and our local village, by dancing to crazy Soca music and just enjoying the jovial atmosphere.

This morning we started our Friendship camp with local youths! The camp is set up at the local high school, which is a short walk from where we're staying (at the primary school.) We were a little nervous at first when no one had showed up 15 minutes after start time. 30 Minutes after start, however, they began to appear. Apparently, because it was raining many of the local students didn't leave their houses on time. The first day of camp turned out to be a great success!

Kaleigh shared many America folk songs during her music class, Andy impressed us all with his artistic abilities during his pencil drawing class, and Gabe shared his energy and enthusiasm for a camp-wide game of Capture the Flag.

The rest of the week, the rest of our group will be sharing their wonderful and diverse talents with us and the local community, culminating with a big community beach-bash on Saturday.

We miss you and hope all is well at home!

Enjoy a few pictures of our adventures: (There are several more uploaded on our flickr account, as well: http://www.flickr.com/photos/27923306@N02/