Round the wicket

This past weekend was filled with fun activities here in Georgetown. On Saturday I was able to meet up with a great NGO called Ve'ahavta based in Canada. My friend Sarah works for them and connected me to them because they had been doing health work for underserved communities in the interior of Guyana. Check them out and see the great work they have been doing all over the world:http://www.veahavta.org/ We had a great Chinese dinner and even did Havdalah!

On Sunday I went to a cricket tournament that featured 30+ teams over the course of the day. It was a lot of fun and I sort of learned to understand how cricket works.

One of the nice things about the game was that most people didn’t have a particular team they were routing for; it was just whoever scored or got someone out.

It was also great to see GIRLS teams playing and the crowds being just as excited to see them. Being able to see gender equality in sports is such a great thing to see after being in Togo!

Here is a video of some of the excitement of the game!

Work has still been challenging but I am getting to know the routine and I have scheduled two teacher trainings in my school during the month of May. Starting Friday the schools are closed until May 2^nd for the Easter break with will allow me to work here at the Education Center for the next two weeks (Yeah, internet!). I am working on a survey for special needs teachers as well as working on a behavioral module that will be given to teachers to help them better understand Special Education needs.

Today, myself and other response volunteers helped to celebrate the 50^th anniversary of Peace Corps at the swearing in ceremony for the new volunteers. Some of the girls had traditional Indian saris and I am now determined to get one made here in Georgetown before the end of my service! J