Tuesday is volleyball day at Elvis's bar for VIPs. So, Trevor and I got a ride from our friend Anthony and headed over. I was the only lady there, and the boys were playing a bit to intense for me, so I pulled up a lounge chair and relaxed with my book by the water. Even though I didn't get to meet/hang out with any other VIP ladies, I did meet some guys that I hadn't met before. Tuesday night I headed to trivia with Trevor and Kate, and Matt. It was quite possibly the absolute worst game of trivia ever. I can't even talk about it. It wasn't that we lost badly, the people running the game were complete morons.
Wednesday was another beach day. Nothing special, just a couple hours at the beach. Thursday and Friday were stay at home days for the most part. I had my first VIP book club meeting (we are reading Game of Thrones). Rob and I also test drove some cars, one we hated, one we liked. Neither are great cars, but they are decent enough for island cars. We shall see how that pans out.
Today I went to the local food market with Cassie, Candice, and Vanessa. The market is in Basseterre and not for the faint of heart. There are lots of fruits and veg, REAL cinnamon (the kind that has recently been ripped off the tree in really big pieces), lots of spices, and the creepiest meat section. This is the kind of market where none of the fruit is perfect- bumps and bruises are commonplace, but the price is right and the people are nice! I really wish I had had my camera... next time I promise to obtain photo-documentation. I bought a huge avocado, some tomatoes, bay leaves, and some free tarragon (which I have not used before). It was really cool! The meat house... not so cool. I was not creep-ed out by the skinned goat head on the counter (I've seen that in Astoria), nor was I creep-ed out by the whole sides of beef and pork (with heads still attached- I've seen that in Egypt... well, not the pigs). I was, however, real grossed out by the WHOLE, smelly, not fresh looking, string ray sitting on the counter. I cannot stomach meat in hot and smelly (NOT refrigerated) environments. Same reason I had a difficult time buying beef in Egypt after watching them butcher the side outside in the heat. Gross.
This afternoon was Beachfest, hosted by the SCUBA club and held at Reggae Beach. It was alright, but it was way to crowded for my taste. For $70EC, it was all you could drink and a hamburger or hotdog and fries. There were a ton of Rossies there, so it was hard to find anywhere to sit, and the beach was packed with drunks students. It was still fun to hang out with our friends; I don't get to see a lot of my student friends during the week, and I miss them! We swam, played bag-o (or corn hole), some people played volley ball and frisbee... it was nice. I also got to read a lot of my book for book club. Around the agreed upon leaving time it began to POUR... torrential downpour. We rode with Sackville, our taxi guy, so we had to wait until the rain let up a bit; the roads are very dicey out by Reggae Beach.
We are hanging out at home now, I think we are meeting up with friends later and getting some Chinese delivery for dinner. It's certainly not the best Chinese food, but it is WAY better than the kind we got in Egypt!
Oh, I totally forgot to tell you about the Kittitian holidays this weekend! Friday was Hero's Day here is St. Kitts. It is a national holiday here, honoring their heroes (I assume war heroes, but I'm not positive). Most businesses were closed, but not Ross University. Monday is St. Kitts Independence day! Hooray! Happy 28th Birthday St.Kitts! Yup, St. Kitts is the same age as me! Ross University is closed Monday, so all the students have a three day weekend. There is a big parade planned for Monday. It starts at 7am... so I don't know if I will make it... :)
Sorry that there are no pictures today friends, I didn't bring the camera to the market, but I promise I will next time!
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