The phone number to my host family (Gale and Anthony) is +592 225 9935, (592 is the country code). I’m usually home from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. AST. Atlantic Standard Time is the same as Eastern Daylight Time but one hour earlier than Easter Standard Time. Call anytime, I’d love to hear from anyone …
Monthly Archives: June 2002
15 to 20 bugs looking for a meal
The mosquitoes get really bad each night when it gets dark. So much so that I climb into bed shortly after dinner to seek the shelter of the bug net that surrounds my bed. In a matter of a few minutes, I will be able to find at least 15 to 20 bugs clinging to …
Learning how to do my laundry by hand
This weekend was fun. On Friday night, most of us went to a bar well outside of Georgetown. There, we had a chance to meet a few of the current volunteers and hang out with some of the Peace Corps staff. I visited with Sean quite a bit. Sean is the IT staff person for …
Air-conditioned computer labs
Last night we had a big rain storm. It was wonderful. Nice to know that my house stands are 12 foot tall stilts. The rain cooled things off. Mostly, it drowned out all of the other noises that occur throughout the night. You hear dogs fighting, your neighbors’ television, your neighbors’ neighbors’ television, farm animals …
Peace Corps volunteers not permitted outside after sunset
I found a small Internet cafe (without the cafe) just two blocks away from my host family. Since I will be staying with this host family for five weeks, I hope to be able to check in more often. Access, however, cost me $300 per hour Guyanese dollars. And since the Peace Corps pays me …
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