Author Archives: Mark Ormesher
Easter Holidays – Part 1: Manaus
On Friday morning, the last day of school, Harry and I decided to go and spend the first week of our Easter holiday in Manaus, Brazil. 19 hours later, at 5am on Saturday, we were leaving our apartment in Sand Creek to begin our journey. This is the story of the most spontaneous holiday I … Continue reading
Fame!
See here: http://www.harrysprojecttrust.blogspot.com.br/2013/01/ive-had-enough-of-this-blogging.html
World Map – It’s Finished!
It took the best part of 2 months, but it’s done! At 11′ wide and nearly 6′ high, I’m really very pleased with how the map has turned out. It probably could have been done a lot quicker, but I had to take a break when I waited for transport to Lethem to buy more … Continue reading
Last Day of Term!
School closed today for the Easter holidays, and as usual the last day of term was dedicated to a fundraising/events day, including dances, songs, poems, skits, a fashion show (I took part – photos are below!), a donut eating race, horse racing/riding, kite flying, sack racing, lime and spoon racing, table tennis, dominos, an obstacle … Continue reading
TG#9 – Catch and Cook a (Hopefully Massive) Fish
TG#12 – Drink a Guyanese Beer
As many of my friends probably know I stopped drinking alcohol shortly before I left the UK and have no plans to start again, so I really didn’t know how I was going to tick this one off my list. As there really isn’t any such thing as “non-alcoholic beer” in Guyana, this was my … Continue reading
Lariam Nightmares
One of the most prevalent illnesses in Guyana is malaria, which is why all Project Trust volunteers are strongly advised to take anti-malarial medication. There are a number of options available, and I have been taking Lariam whilst overseas. It’s a once weekly pill (which is nicely convenient), but it comes with a huge list … Continue reading
Another Reason to Smile
This morning I received a bit of post from home that quite simply made my day. It wasn’t a letter or a postcard or an occasion card… it was a card with a turtle catching a Frisbee on the front of it! Sent to me from Jess’ family, it apparently had no purpose other than … Continue reading
TG#8 – Make a Fishing Spear/Rod
The photos below show what I made this evening; people here call it a “water gun”. It’s a sharpened spike of metal with rubber tubing on one end – and that’s all there is to it! The second photo shows how it’s fired, the third and fourth photos show my “testing”, and the fifth photo … Continue reading
TG#29 – Learn How to Make a Local Dish
As most readers should know, Harry and I have been cooking for most of the Easter term (which is now 2 weeks from completion!), and as such we have been learning a lot about cooking local dishes (and about the quickest/easiest/laziest dishes possible!).
Total So Far
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