Updates
We Got The Power!
Tonight, for the first time ever, there is electricity in the teachers’ quarters of Sand Creek Secondary School! Engineers have been working here for the last couple of weeks (see this post), and tonight the switch was finally flipped to send power to our quarters. Harry and I were thrilled to finally have power (mostly … Continue reading
We’re Finally Cooking!
As of Thursday last week, Harry and I have finally started coooking for ourselves! The delay has been down to the troubles in getting the local Department of Education to actually deliver the cooking gas bottle they keep promising, but it arrived last week, and we’ve been cooking all of our meals ever since.
World Map Mural – Outline Finished
Yesterday I made a start on one of my bigger secondary projects – a world map mural in the school. I spent the morning washing the wall to be used, and then worked until around 8 in the evening drawing on a reasonably detailed world map (see photos below).
Welcome to the Jungle
(We got fun and games) Let me share with you the last 24 hours or so of my life.
This Looks Promising
This morning, a truck load of engineers arrived in Sand Creek with a truck load of supplies for our electrical system… finally! They delivered 21 solar panels, 33 batteries and a large assortment of wires, pipes, paints and other assorted materials and tools. We’re told that the electricians should be coming in next week some … Continue reading
Circle Time
Q: How do you teach a class about circle formulae? A: You chalk a giant circle on the floor and get them to measure it!
Secondary Projects
Project Trust advise volunteers to start secondary projects in their schools and/or communities.
“Plenty Mangoes”
Two students just walked into the staff room, reached into their bags and produced about a dozen mangoes each for Harry and I. This happens several times a week, and I will never get tired of it.
Well, well, well…
Guyana is also known as “the land of many of waters”… personally, I’m not convinced. The project to drill a well, install pumps and bring running water to the school compound (read this post) has now been scrapped completely after numerous delays. The well that was being worked on intermittently has been abandoned altogether, in … Continue reading
A Journey: Georgetown to Sand Creek
Today I am leaving Georgetown and heading back to my project in Sand Creek. The journey is quite a long one (423 miles) and a few people back home have asked me what transportation is like here, so I’m going to blog along the route, so you can see for yourself what it’s like.
