Homestay Day 2

Today we are going to the beach. We can't go to the one closest to town because there was an oil spill and it might be affected.

Jessica is starting to get sick; I hope she feels better soon! It's no fun being sick when we are so busy.

The family has dogs that are pets, not strays. They are still pretty skinny, but it's nice to see them not living on the street! They give lots of licks and kisses when we walk by.

Everyone seems to know everyone else in this family. Monique (Riah's niece) was talking about a guy who owns a beach and lives in a fancy house with a pool and jacuzzi, but he is related to their family through marrying an aunt.

There was a store called Monique in another city that we later found out was named after the daughter of the family that owns it. She is the same Monique as above and she is going to the beach with us.

The beach was great! The water is brown, not blue from the sun on the southern side of the island, but it was clean and warm! The beach was nice and sandy and pretty clean. The water is really salty, though, even more so than our coasts. There were only a few people on the beach; we were the only ones in bikinis. Got a few cars honking at us as they drove by, but that's normal.

We are heading home and showering and then going to the mall for a couple hours while Deepak goes to his classes. He is insanely smart at math for six; he does extra classes on Saturdays and kicks our buts at adding and subtracting.

Had homemade roti for lunch; it was just as good as everyone has told us! Kind of messy to eat, but delicious.

Shopped for hours; got a small purse to take to Trinidad or when I don't want to carry my big purse. We then stopped for ice cream at a Häagen-Dazs store for ice cream. I got a toffee chocolate something with alcohol in it. It was so fun to order an actual drink and be legal to do so.

That evening when we got home I played with the two little girls Shania and Rebecca as well as Deepak. Jessica still felt sick so she laid down for a while. It was a more relaxing evening; got to Skype with Daniel and my family before going to bed.