HOME!

I'm back, and it feels great!  I will miss Guyana and the people there, but there's no place like home!

COMING!

I'm coming home sooooon!  My flight is tomorrow at 9 AM and check-in is at 6 AM.  I should be landing around 2 PM.  And, I'm sorry I haven't posted anything in a while!  I've been busy the last couple of weeks trying to cram everything in!  When I get home, I'll post some more photos of the rest of my trip, but hopefully I will be seeing you soon and will be able to tell you all about it! 

Dad's House

Today, Uncle Raymond took me to visit the house Dad grew up in!  Dad built the fence that runs around the house when he was younger.  We didn't go in, but here are the photos I took of the outside. 

Down this street used to be a field where Dad and Uncle Raymond use to go play cricket.

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P.S.  It is currently 84 degrees with a lovely breeze and a clear blue sky in New Amsterdam, Guyana.  I checked the weather channel online, and I see that it's 42 degrees in both NY and DE and 30 degrees in Bloomington.  I don't want to gloat too much because I know it'll be a shock to return in December, but I can't help but rub it in a little!

Uncle Raymond's Shop - J's Supermarket

Uncle Raymond owns a big supermarket in New Amsterdam.  The store is on the first floor, the storage room is on the second, and they live on the third.  The supermarket has a lot of the same things as U.S. stores plus a lot of local goods.  Uncle Raymond and Auntie Rita have three kids, Jason, Jermaine, and Julia.  Right now, only Uncle Raymond, Jason, and Melissa (Jason's wife) are living at home.  Jermaine and Julia are in New York going to college, and Auntie Rita is visiting them.  Auntie Rita should be coming home tomorrow.  Below are some photos of J's Supermarket.

The front of the shop

For the Christmas season, they're selling ornaments, flowers, and other decorations in front of the store

Sunita (Auntie Rita's niece) selling the Christmas goods

Auntie Radika shopping.  She works for Uncle Raymond, cooking and cleaning in the house

Melissa (Jason's wife) and Makika (Jermaine's girlfriend)

Malika, Melissa, me, and Sunita (Auntie Rita's niece) 

Jason

The plantain chips and the Big Foot cheese snacks are really good

I am well acquainted with the cookie section 

Earrings for sale

On of the workers, Amanda, saw me taking photos and asked to have her photo taken too

Amanda posing in her aisle

They sell a lot of American candies too