Welcome to my life in St. Cuthbert’s Mission!

I arrived in Guyana and spent my first couple of days at a resort called Splashmins.  I spent these couple of days getting to know the PC Guyana Staff and the other trainees that were a part of Guyana 24.  After Splashmins all trainees begin what is called CBT (Cite Based Training).  For this training I was 1 of 8 volunteers sent to a rural location.  The people I am training with Lesley, Juan, Rachel, Alex, Susan, Patrick, and Jane.  This location is an Amerindian village. 

Upon arrival in St. Cuthbert’s we met our host mothers at what we would later learn was our training building.  We walked in after a very bumpy jeep ride to see seven women sitting in folding chairs looking at us.  They didn’t know exactly who we were, but they knew the names of the people that they would be hosting.  They called our names out and walked up to us, trying to find their new “white baby.”

My site is amazing as is my host family.  My host family is made up of my host dad Brian (Papa B), my host mom Denise (Momma D), my host brother Brandon (11), my host sister Sabelina (Saba, 7), and my other host sister Gabby who is 2.  I’ve gone on many adventures so far.  A few of these including a ride in a real canoe (made from a tree), swimming in the black water (river & creek), made roti and bake, as well as helping to make cassava bread!  I'm hoping to be able to upload a bunch of pictures this Friday when I travel out to a larger town where I can use an internet cafe!  Miss you all.