This Land of Guyana, Part 1
So I'm typing this in an internet cafe sitting next to Kate. It's day 4 and if people were to ask me how it is down here expecting some sort of crazy description or wild story... I don't have anything. I have weird issues where places are just places to me, and I don't really get too much of a culture shock. I thought I might coming down here, but I think it might be something you only get when you have expectations built up of a place. Though I did have some expectations I guess, now that I think about it, after all the stories I heard from Kate about Guyana. Still, I don't know. Nothing pops out to me that FEELS drastically different. Like, I know it is, but it's just not registering.
I've mostly just been hanging out at her place. There's not really a whole lot to do here, and we find ourselves just chilling listening to music on her laptop or just playing guitar or eating or something. We watched Memoirs of a Geisha a few nights ago, both for the first time. That was good. We watched a bunch of episodes from season 3 of the Office the next night. Last night she had two of her PCV pals over, Trisha and Hannah, and they were fun. I guess it's interesting to me how I'm thousands of miles from New England in an exotic foreign land, and I'm doing what I normally would be doing back in the States.
I've also found it interesting that after losing pretty much almost all of my American amenities, my PC, my Wii, hot showers, consistent power, a blanket, milk, etc..., etc... I don't miss it. I'm okay with it. Hell, I haven't even really touched my DS since I got into the country. The only time I used it was as a makeshift flashlight during one of the blackouts we had. Part of it I guess is just who I am. I like to consider myself an adaptable human being. I think a large part of it is I'm just glad to be around Kate again.
Okay, she's not reading this as I type. Phew!
But seriously, it's just really so nice to actually see her again. Part of me doesn't want to leave. By part of me I mean probably all of me, but I'm gonna say part of me just in case a bit of me really wants to play another round of AvP again. Of course, I do have to leave, and of course, she wouldn't want me to stay anyway I'm sure. But it's nice to be here with her.
She wants me to write an entry about my stay here in Guyana for her Mission: Antarctica blog. I'm not sure what I'm going to write about. I guess I'll figure it out when I get to it. I'll probably write about what it's been like to live like Kate does. That'd probably be interesting for people to read about. Maybe?
Alright, I need to finish this up. Got a busy night ahead of us... snacking on nutella while watching Baliwood music videos. Naturally.
I've mostly just been hanging out at her place. There's not really a whole lot to do here, and we find ourselves just chilling listening to music on her laptop or just playing guitar or eating or something. We watched Memoirs of a Geisha a few nights ago, both for the first time. That was good. We watched a bunch of episodes from season 3 of the Office the next night. Last night she had two of her PCV pals over, Trisha and Hannah, and they were fun. I guess it's interesting to me how I'm thousands of miles from New England in an exotic foreign land, and I'm doing what I normally would be doing back in the States.
I've also found it interesting that after losing pretty much almost all of my American amenities, my PC, my Wii, hot showers, consistent power, a blanket, milk, etc..., etc... I don't miss it. I'm okay with it. Hell, I haven't even really touched my DS since I got into the country. The only time I used it was as a makeshift flashlight during one of the blackouts we had. Part of it I guess is just who I am. I like to consider myself an adaptable human being. I think a large part of it is I'm just glad to be around Kate again.
Okay, she's not reading this as I type. Phew!
But seriously, it's just really so nice to actually see her again. Part of me doesn't want to leave. By part of me I mean probably all of me, but I'm gonna say part of me just in case a bit of me really wants to play another round of AvP again. Of course, I do have to leave, and of course, she wouldn't want me to stay anyway I'm sure. But it's nice to be here with her.
She wants me to write an entry about my stay here in Guyana for her Mission: Antarctica blog. I'm not sure what I'm going to write about. I guess I'll figure it out when I get to it. I'll probably write about what it's been like to live like Kate does. That'd probably be interesting for people to read about. Maybe?
Alright, I need to finish this up. Got a busy night ahead of us... snacking on nutella while watching Baliwood music videos. Naturally.