Blogs from Sint Eustatius, Caribbean Netherlands, Central America Caribbean

Sie suchen das ganz Besondere für Ihren nächsten Urlaub? Entdecken Sie die Niederlande und seine karibischen Ableger. Verbringen Sie zunächst ein paar Tage in einem der außergewöhnlichen Hotels der niederländischen Hauptstadt Amsterdam und starten Sie von dort aus in die Karibik. img=https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/qxVEkqUXo_vR5HvqVfJU3caaKD6IiLTsEvOdnyckpDdT_sN6C30_NOTnDSAv2HMNwFBBd4XpjKad5P_-j-5Q8ECOmya4j3h4_2bhRCg__ToNOITkNAtihJXarTbhQGIfy7e1e4I Das niederländische Königreich besteht nicht nur aus den Niederlanden selbst, sondern auch die Karibik-Inseln Aruba, Curaçao und St. Maarten gehören dazu. Seit dem 10. Oktober 2010 gehören auch die Inselgebiete Bonaire, St. Eustatius und Saba zu den Besonderen Gemeinden der Niederlande und werden voraussichtlich Ende 2015 in die Europäische Union aufgenommen. Ein Grund mehr also, um in die Karibik zu reisen und die exotische Seite de... read more

Side note: I have been writing in my journal weekly but have not been able to get online regularly to update my blog. So, I will now be visiting Intermezzo, my favorite dining spot on Statia, to update my blog. I will first go back and add the weeks I missed and will also write new blogs on Sunday. --------------- Week 7: New Friends, New Garden This was a hard week! Not only did I just get back from St. Martin, the best weekend vacation ever, but we had a lot of work to get done and the first group of volunteers left. I became very close to this group and I really wasn't ready to say goodbye. We were a tight crew and all learned about Statia together as I only arrived on Statia two ... read more

What has happened since I last wrote? ..... Let's see, last week I did a mix of labor in the garden with the volunteers and personal project work in the office. I am working on building the foundation of a community/family garden plot in the Botanical Garden. I would really like to find a way to educate and excite the children of Statia with educational gardening. Furthermore, I would like the energy to continue at home by creating a place for parents to come and grow and learn. Right now, it seems like no one is using there gardens for edible foods even though the soil is rich and the weather ideal. After noticing this, I started asking around and some of the reasons mentioned were: water is too precious, roaming animals destroy anything without expensive ... read more

What a week and weekend: The volunteers arrived last week and everyone is great! We spent the beginning of the week helping them orient themselves to the Botanic Garden lifestyle and eased them into the manual labor aspect. On Thursday, we went on a guided hike up and into the Quill volcano. We saw about 5 snakes, 2 hummingbirds and their nests, an endangered iguana, and many hermit crabs...the best part was the sounds that we heard once in the crater. Inside were the sights and sounds you imagine to find in a tropical rain forest, birds, vines, beautiful flowers, and big leaves. Highs: Hiking into the Quill Singing Karaoke on Friday night (group song Bon Jovi "Living on a Prayer") Saturday Snorkeling at the beach and best Pina Colada ever at Golden Era Fondu get ... read more

Wow, I have been blessed with the luck of seeing baby hatchlings and a nesting turtle on the same day!... read more