Grensave Summer Camp

I helped with Grensave's Summer Camp again this year and we had many great field trips...

St. George's Fire Station

They didn't need to ask me twice to slide down the pole

Learning about the history of the Carib Indians at Carib's Leap in the northern point of the island

Fort Frederick

BBC Beach

Camp Tufton

Every year, the Peace Corps Volunteers in Grenada put on a week-long camp for the boys at the Father Mallaghan's Home. It's a time for boys to be boys, and we do all sorts of activities like football, ultimate frisbee, swimming in the ocean, a scavenger hunt, hiking, crafts, making kites, having a talent show, and going on an overnight camping trip to Bathway Beach. We were absolutely wiped out by the end of the week, but even just the smiles and hugs from the boys every single morning when they see you, makes it worth every drop of sweat and every hour of lost sleep.

Scavenger Hunt with my group "The Upstreet Kings"

me and Shakel making kites

The volunteers did the Thriller Dance for the Talent Show and the boys went wild!Bathway Beach

Josh, my boyfriend for the week
Nicole and me practicing our kung-fu moves

Group picture on the last day

They have mud pie in Grenada!

Junior took me out to dinner for my birthday and the restaurant had Grand Etang Mud Pie! I almost wet myself with excitement.

Blackstock Does Grenada

I consider myself extremely lucky when I have friends come all the way here to visit...or should I say extremely thankful that they have airline hook-ups. Jessica Blackstock, my dear friend from college, came to visit for 5 days and went as far as bringing special cake supplies with her so she could make her infamous Flag Cake for my birthday (or maybe it was really just to celebrate America's independence). We had a wonderful reunion together...showing her around my home for the last 2 years, taking her to the beach since the poor thing is land-locked in Oklahoma, making her jump off high waterfalls, teaching her the art of the mermaid impression, and eating at a hole-in-the-wall restaurant that she read about in the Times. I love her to pieces and hope it's not another 4 years before we travel together again!