Home Sweet Home

Hello!

As promised… we have some video of our house to show you! It’s broken down into 4 sections, so you can feel free to peruse our typical Guyanese home. I think it was a good sign when we saw that there is a mango tree in our backyard. We still need to figure out how to get at the fruit – it’s too high!

Part 1 – The Entrance

Part 2 – The Livingroom & Bedroom

Part 3 – The Kitchen

Part 4 – The Bathroom

We’ve both been working this week. I am going to be doing OT work for the Ministry of Health, but my placement goals and objectives have not yet been determined, so I have the chance to tour different programs and help to decide where I can make a difference. There are actually no OTs that work in Guyana so, as you can imagine, there are a lot of areas that are in need of some improvement.

RobO has been assessing his computer lab and trying to get equipment in place. I guess it’s pretty hard to start making a webpage when they don’t have internet for him yet! They say it will be hooked up ‘just now’, so hopefully he will be able to get started soon.

We’re starting to get the hang of shopping at the market and cooking Guyanese food. We have even initiated a budget, so I think we’re settling in. Today we watched part of a live cricket match at a cricket club close to our house. We’ve been spending lots of time reading, relaxing, and staying in the shade during the hot afternoons. There’s a movie rental shop just up the road from us, so we’ve rented a couple of flicks (some legal, some not so much).

Thanks for the comments, and keep us posted on how winter is going!
DawnO