In the land of tropical heat and mosquitoes---buzzz

I made it safely to Guyana at 6:30am Tuesday morning :)

The flight was ok in standards of flights but I am just not a fan of red eyes

My first impressions of Guyana are hot, humid and very very tropical. Palm trees are everywhere and the sky can be clear blue accompanied by dark clouds when when the short rains start. The nice thing so far is that all of the roads are paved in Georgetown which helps to cut down on any possible mud streets. I have been staying at a hotel very similar to Mammys (a Togo shout out!) but the non-existent mosquito net hasn't helped with the bites I have already gotten. Malaria isn't present in Georgetown but I still take the lovely Malarone just in case I travel to malaria areas.

Today was a crazy day with a meeting with my supervisor and counterpart (I'm trying to not say homolouge) and a visit to the school that I will be working at. I will be working with the head mistress at the Sophia School (said like So-fia) and the Disabilities directress at the ministry of education. The school has about 150 students but dependent on the day could be less. The students are placed at the school due to behavioral issues and learning disabilities. The school is in disrepair and due to the lack of funding for schools for children with disabilities, will not get much help.

As for my living situation, my house with the washer and maid is no longer! :(

Due to the fact that the host family will be leaving for 3 months, the Peace Corps decided that it would be better if I lived with another volunteer here in the capital. It hasn't been finalized yet but I should know something in the next day or so. It is a election year here in Guyana so I will being spending it here in the capital. No worries!

So far my first couple days here have been good and busy!

Miss you all and thanks for thinking of me! :)