Updates

Bartica (With Photos)

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Mark Ormesher

The new year has been celebrated, the Christmas holidays are nearly over and term starts again on the 7th of January. That means I need to make the long journey back down to Lethem and hitch a lift from there to Sand Creek. Before I do that though, myself and 7 other volunteers have travelled … Continue reading »

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Christmas in Tobago (Photos)

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Mark Ormesher

For Christmas 2012 all 22 volunteers holidayed together on the Caribbean island of Tobago. The week turned out to be pretty fantastic.

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Guyana Nightlife

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Mark Ormesher

All 20 of the volunteers in Georgetown at the moment went out tonight to find some nightlife in Guyana. Sheriff’s Bar down the road were happy to welcome us!

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It’s Christmas!!!

Posted on December 16, 2012 by Mark Ormesher

Christmas time here in Guyana, and I’ve got to say that the combo of trees, tinsel and temperatures the sunny side of 30° is truly bizarre! I’ve just written and sent a huge email to the subscribers of my mailing list, so instead of typing it all up again, I’m just going to copy/paste the … Continue reading »

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More Blog Posts!

Posted on December 16, 2012 by Mark Ormesher

I’m getting into the routine now of writing posts on my phone and uploading them whenever I get net access, and this is one of those occasions. Last time I uploaded a bunch of posts I was in Dadanowa, this time I’m in Georgetown. Getting here took a 2 hour Jeep from Sand Creek to … Continue reading »

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Christmas Party!

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Mark Ormesher

Today was the students’ Christmas party, which meant time for lots of food, lot of music and plenty of dancing! See below for a load of photos…

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Third Time Not So Lucky

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Mark Ormesher

The engineers responsible for sorting out a water system have left again, and we STILL don’t have running water. They’ve now turned up in the village three times promising to dig a well and install a pump, and three times they’ve left the village without having done either of those things!

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Fingers Crossed…

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Mark Ormesher

I just got back from a meeting I was invited to between the village council and various key people within and Sand Creek. That meeting was arranged to discuss bringing Internet connectivity to the village. I hesitate to get hopes up here, but… The ball is rolling! In typical Guyanese fashion it doesn’t appear to … Continue reading »

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Big Day Today…

Posted on December 2, 2012 by Mark Ormesher

The date is 1st December, 2012 and it’s a Saturday. Today is a big day for 2 different reasons: – Today is day #100 of my gap year adventure! I’ve been in Guyana for 98 days, but I’m counting the 2 days travelling as a part of the adventure. – As there are now 3 … Continue reading »

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Free Plane Ride/University

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Mark Ormesher

I wanted to get to Lethem this weekend to buy some stuff and send some emails, so I went through the motions of asking all the usual suspects if they’re driving to Lethem at the weekend, and I got a little more than I bargained for…

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