Hello world, and or select few family and friends who read my blog. Well things have been getting more and more busy as we have entered into the second half of training. But we still have been able to fit in some cool cultural experience here and there.
The other day the Queens Baton (torch) came through Dominica for the Common Wealth Games happened in India in a few moths. There was a huge ceremony at the stadium, in Roseau, and a few of us trainees were able to attend. We were sitting four rows back from the presidents, the mayor of Roseau, the man who created the Dominica flag, the carnival royalty and various other distinguished guests. They were actually being served on a silver platter and the carnival king didnt want his so we got it ha! I guess we got really lucky with our seating choice. We also sat right in from of a well know soukouyan (aka witch) here is Dominica.
It was an amazing event there was local singers, different cultural groups that did traditional dances, stilts (they were crazy running, jumping, and hopping on one leg!), fireworks, steal drum bands, and tons of other cool things. It was so cool to be a part of.
This last weekend we also took a field trip to Cabrits National Park here and an old fort left behind by the British, Fort Shirley. There we had a special presentation on the history of Dominica. It was really really cool and I think we all enjoyed learning a bit about this country. After the talk we were able to walk around and take some photos and just explore the fort. It was a really fun day for all of us. On the way home we stopped at the beach for a quick swim.
So all and all things are going great for me, the Peace Corps keeps you busy for sure, but I wouldnt have it any other way.
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