Ancient History and Exploration

It's Betsy and Robson coming at you live from Georgetown, Guyana. So today, we woke up and visited the National History Museum where we observed tons of indigenous species. The upper floor had species with a tablet depicting where they were discovered and what creatures are on the verge of extinction. Betsy enjoyed learning about the Giant Sloth and its history in Guyana while Robson learned about conservation efforts for four main marine turtles found in Guyana such as; Pacific Ridley, Leatherback turtle, Green turtle and Hawksbill turtle which the Museum wants fishermen to protect before they become extinct from the face of the Earth. The bottom floor of the museum had ancient artifacts like currency bills, tablets which show Guyana's independence from Britain and Dutch, boats and ships that were used in the past, vases, maps, some archeological tools and some other items.

Following our trip to the museum we returned to the Palms, the geriatric facility, to visit our wise old owls.  We were too eager to gain more knowledge and life advice that we had to go back.  Betsy was blessed to see the wonderful Geneva again.  They were able to continue right where they left off, talking about England, tea, and crumpets. You know that sort of thing.  Robson met with Derek who inspired him that loss is part of life which you have to accept in order to move on and make connections.  As we talked, Derek shared a lot of his past which brought him to tears because most of his life has been centered on his affection toward people he loved and the losses he has experienced. 

After the Palms we returned to Bel-Aire for lunch before heading out once more for a day on the town.  We bused it over to the Queen's garden where we walked around looking at the various plants before making our way back to the world's best Tarzan tree.  The majority of us climbed up in it and swung on the vines.  Thankfully, no one fell or we could have broken a left leg. We enjoyed our time connecting with neature© at its finest!

In the afternoon, we went to Sophia, a public orphanage for girls and boys.  Betsy and the girls gabbed about life, learned some new hand-clapping games, and some of the girls braided their hair.  Robson and the boys went to a basketball pitch where we had two groups and we split up to play soccer and practice on the side. Robson communicated with his teammates and motivated them until they scored at least two goals while the other team scored one. After soccer, Robson, Kimoi, Carlos, and Rashleigh organized a cricket game where everyone felt excited and ready for it. Robson enjoyed playing cricket with the Sophia boys but it does not top his dreams of playing soccer. Every student appreciated meeting new residents in Sophia orphanage for boys and girls.

Then at night, we left for Saint John Bosco orphanage which is a male only residence. As we arrived there, all students on the journey including Kimoi, Danika and Devon wondered what movie would be screening at the Bosco residence and we taught "Marvel's Black Panther". We ended up watching Season 4 of the Flash, America's hit action packed TV show, which concluded the very ends of the season with Barry Allen making a tough decision for Central City. As we watched the TV show, we bonded with the boys at Bosco and discussed various games we will like to play with on our next visit. The boys liked the Flash because they know its history and how the season is supposed to conclude.

Just a friendly reminder, this weekend we will be going into the Interior.  We will be without WiFi.  Should something come up we will be sure to contact you all and should you need to contact us, please reach out to Peggy Imai.  We will be back on Monday morning.