A long hike to the beach

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Hello everyone! I am going to keep this message short because there are others waiting to get online.

I just wanted share a few photos so look in that section. We went on an 8 km hike today through Grenville the nearest city here and down to the beach. There were kids with their moms playing cricket with scraps of wood and a tennis ball, goats tied near houses every where. Mangos, breadfruit, pears and coconuts hanging from most of the trees. It is hard to see that this land was very much devastated by Hurricane Ivan only a few years ago. There are definitely houses in a wreck but the people have worked hard on the rebuilding but the evidence still remains which testifies to the times. At the beach we met a little boy whose name is Rondell-he posed for pictures with us and was excited to find out how we come from such diverse places in the world.

I have been enjoying sharing in music with my friends here. We could plan a tour to Samoa, Trinidad, Canada and the USA with all the talent here. I have been able to play other people's guitars so it is good that I didn't bring mine.

Any way, I miss you and wish you could be here. There is so much beauty amid the devastated landscape--only cold water in the showers and yes still mosquitoes, but it hasn't been too hot at all-a beautiful breeze.

Hope you are well where you are! I am taking tons of photos-check the blog to see a few

love Katy

p.s. Martha, Verna, Reuben, Karen, Farida and Ken all send their greetings. This has truly been an experience of a lifetime so far and it is only just beginning.

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Photos

Friends-Fran, Landy and Verna
Fran is from Guyana, Landy from Madagascar and Verna is one of the organizers from Jamaica

Flexing our muscles at the beach
Posing with Landy and Lindsey who is from Canada too and of course Rondell

Comments

[Ryan]

Sounds like FUN!
Hi Katy! It's been a pleasure reading all your fun stories in Grenada, and it sounds like you're having a great time! I just think its amazing to have the opportunity to work with such a diverse group of people, literally from all over the world! I recently told my mom (who is from Guyana), about the trip and she was very excited to hear about the awesome work you all are doing. Hope to hear about the latest adventure soon! Ryan