Settling In

Okay so I have come to realize that I am a slacker with blogging. I plan to use this blog for all my baking and artsy adventures but I figured it would be a good place to update everyone as well. I have been working on this post for the last month! So keep in mind while you read it that I wrote most of it a couple weeks after we arrived. We have officially been here for two months now! Time has flown by!

Well we made it to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, moved into our apartment, made some new friends, explored a little and enjoyed a lot of food! I know how many people want updated on what is going on with us  - and with everything going on and all the people wanting to know, we agreed that having a blog would be the easiest option (and give me something fun/creative to do with all my pictures and cooking!).

Our Apartments

We began our travels at 4:30am on Wednesday, August 28th and ended them here in Saint Vincent when we arrived at our apartment complex at 2:00am Thursday morning. It is safe to assume that we spent most of our first day on the island resting and unpacking!
We are very happy with our apartment complex! Our neighbors are wonderful and to top it off we have a pool! What more could a girl ask for?

The school is pretty reliable in terms of transportation, which we are so thankful for! The public transportation consists of privately owned vans that drive you to and from random locations for $1.50 EC (approx .58 US). They are safe, unless of course you count the way they drive - but more often than not they are incredibly full of people, therefore not the most convenient for transporting groceries! The last time we took one to go grocery shopping someone was practically sitting on my lap, where I was holding eggs and tomatoes! Now we try to rely on the school trips to the grocery store or private taxis. The school takes us every Saturday and Sunday either to Kingstown, the capital and main port city of the Grenadines, or just to the grocery stores.

Kingstown is an experience all on its own! It isn't a large city by any means, but it seems to always be packed full of people. Outside of a couple stores and our bank we try not to venture into the city too often. Our first Friday on the island the school took us on a trip to town. We split into groups of ten and got to eat at a local restaurant and then got a tour of the city and some of the more useful stores. Toward the center of the city is the market, an open street full of booths where Vincentians are selling fresh fruits and vegetables.There is supposedly a fish market too, but we haven't ventured that far yet.

Timothy is doing great with his studies! He is going to be an amazing doctor! I have been spending my time cooking breakfasts and dinners for some of the students that live around us. I started making pizzas on Thursday evenings and they are a big hit! I made 15 pizzas last Thursday night! If you saw our oven, you'd know that this is a big accomplishment haha (:

 

We appreciate all your thoughts and prayers! I'll keep posting (hopefully more often!) and we will see everyone in December!