Today was our first day in Ste. Anne. After a long 24 hours of travel, it was nice to finally arrive. We spent the night in a hostel; boys in one room, girls in another. We woke up at 7 and were fed a delicious breakfast. We then headed off to our first day’s experience of working and dancing. We went on a scenic drive through the countryside and ended up at our first destination. The house that we arrived at was home to a Rastafarian named Jean-Luc. There we started out with a little yard work. Some people trimmed trees, some gathered seeds, and others raked leaves. After our hard work, we helped prepare lunch with fresh fruits and vegetables from Jean-Luc’s extensive garden. We had a feast of salad, soup and fried plantains. After our tummies were full, we got some dancing and swimming lessons. Some of us got to play the drums and everyone had a fantastic time. Next, around 4, we went back to the hostel to change into our swimsuits and go to the beach. After an hour and a half of pure heaven, we went back to the hostel where we met our host families and went our separate ways. Our first day in Guadeloupe was an incredible experience, and we look forward to the rest of our time here.
Bisous,
Ally and Grace
Bisous,
Ally and Grace
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Thank you for sharing pics and thoughts with us. It is good to see Patrick dancing since he promised he would. We are looking forward to hearing how everything is on the home(stay) front. Grif is wanting to know if you have been "bugged" yet? Hope all is well.
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What a great story of your first day...it sounds absolutely glorious! Hope you are all enjoying the families you are with, and having a fun time in the evenings. Enjoy!
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it looks warm, sunny and you're having fun: same weather here too
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Chris Walton
Thanks for the report. Chris appears to be involved and doing heavy lifting. We are happy everyone is doing well. Your adventure is terrific and we can't wait to hear all the stories. How are you doing with your assigned family? We are celebrating today with Dr. Pepper, cribbage, Burrito Boy tacos and Sports Center! A tribute to Jim with a second celebration when Chris returns! Go Blue Happy Birthday Jim. Cheers from NCAA Central! Nick, Zach, Sam and Mom
ReplyDeleteGreat picture of your ass Chris! ("Look at the buns on that one!"..."Yeah, he must work out." Chris you know what that's from.) It's good to know you guys are having such a good time. Can't wait to hear stories. With the group of boys on this trip together, it is fun to imagine the kind of ridiculousness that will happen. I hope you are getting in some cribbage games. And Chris, we will root hard for Gonzaga against North Carolina. Though, if they win that and then the next one without you watching in addition to the one against WK that you missed, Zach said he would declare you a bad-luck charm and prevent you from watching the next game. I guess I hope that happens...I want to see that confrontation.
ReplyDeleteOh the last comment is from Nick.
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