RobO job update

Hello everyone,
It has been a hectic last couple of days with my placement and as a result I am no longer working at the GTU.

My placement’s main objective was to build the GTU a website, on Wednesday i found out the website was already created by another organization.

After talking to VSO Guyana about what my course of action should be, we decided that my efforts would be better used elsewhere. So on Friday afternoon I said so long to the GTU and will begin working with other volunteers on Monday.

I have mixed feelings about this recent turn of events, but I believe that I will be much happier doing whatever comes next.
Enough of that, let’s get to some pictures of our trip to Bartica last weekend.

Last weekend we took a couple of days off and headed to a small town called Bartica to stay with a fellow volunteer. It was the second holiday weekend in a row. This time the occasion was a Hindu spring festival called Phagwah. On Sunday Guyanese we throwing water and coloured powder at anyone who dared show their face in public. Even DawnO couldn’t get up early enough for her morning jog to avoid the festivities.

Most of our time in Bartica was spent relaxing and creating great meals with our friend Christine. It doesn’t sound too exciting but it was a much needed break from Georgetown.

On Monday we found a beach on the river and spent the day soaking up the sun. I spent a lot of my time there taking pictures. Take a look.