A Girl in Guyana and Suriname

the monkeys we saw from the veranda

Ferdinand, Anne, me, and Lieke at the BBQ

me, Lieke, Pato, and Kleine at the BBQ

photo from the backyard of Anne and Lieke’s house… taken yesterday!

fixing the bus on the way to Kaieteur Falls

our campsite the second night

view of Kaieteur Falls - all 781 feet of it

looking away from Kaieteur Falls… you can see the pointy hill on the left side of the river way, way in the distance… that’s where we started on the morning of the second day

me sitting at the top of Kaieteur Falls… right at the edge!

our hiking group at the top of Kaieteur

group at the plane… flying out of Kaieteur

flying out…

eating sugar cane with my new friend Melissa in Rosignol, Guyana

Hello, hello readers! I'm so happy to get all your comments!! Well, we are off on our 5-day overland adventure to Blanche Marie tomorrow. Nothing too exciting has happened since I last updated, but I thought I'd mention ... [Continue reading this entry]

I have spent the last week in the jungle, and as my Dutch hostesses say, "We are back in civilization." Not that life is bad where we are staying. Anne and Lieke, two girls I met while studying ... [Continue reading this entry]

1. When men make comments at me, I can't understand them because they're not in English. 2. There are more options for food. I'm sick of rice. I know, I know... I shouldn't complain. 3. It's cleaner, ... [Continue reading this entry]

The small things we take for granted: I've seen signs for private houses advertising "Refrigeration Done Here" and "Ice and Icicles". Items of Value: As I pass by the houses along the main road in Guyana, I ... [Continue reading this entry]

After a day spent traveling, I have arrived in Paramaribo, the capitol city of Suriname. Before I recap on today's activities, I'll write about my last few days in Guyana. MONDAY the 16th of Jan: When I last updated ... [Continue reading this entry]

Thanks to everyone for their positive comments and concerned emails! I am doing really great. I don't have a lot of time to catch you up on what I've been up to, so hopefully I'll post again soon. ... [Continue reading this entry]

I have been here just over 48 hours, and I have so many thoughts each day when I sit down to write on the internet that I forget many of them. I'm going to try to get most of ... [Continue reading this entry]

Last night I slept in the hammock in Lara's "living room" which was surprisingly very comfortable. I slept in today and just as I was about to go catch a minibus to Georgetown, the rain started. So I sat in ... [Continue reading this entry]