Grenada
Grenada Gets Gold!
To say that the crowd went wild would be an understatement. Although viewing the excitement through a friend’s camera lens, I was no less excited for our little island home when Kirani James crouched at the 400 Meter Olympic Starting Block. You could cut the excitement with a knife, it was so thick when this … Continue reading
Road Rage? Meh, Not Today
Nobody really cares much about traffic jams in Grenada. The laid-back Caribbean attitude can be a great thing. But sometimes it makes us giggle. Like today. We aren’t quite sure who these people were walking down the street. But I’m pretty sure in America they would have been met with a few more honking horns … Continue reading
Taiwan’s Here. It Wants Its Money.
Payback can be a pain. Grenada is having a little trouble with money these days, specifically money it owes to Taiwan. A friend sent me this interesting article Monday detailing the drama. The synopsis is this: Grenada got a lot of foreign aid loans after Hurricane Ivan wiped out half the country. The Caribbean country … Continue reading
The Love Birds
Each morning, David and I wake up to the sound of cooing outside our bedroom window. A pair of Grenadian Doves likes to perch on the telephone wire back there and remind us that it is morning. Our love birds only live in Grenada and conversationalists estimate that fewer than 100 of them exist in the world. … Continue reading
Silly Goat
I asked a local boy what was up with all the goats around here. “They are for pets,” he said with a straight face. “… Or for dinner” His answer cracked me up! This is Grenada.
We Aren’t in Kansas Anymore …
This was posted in the bathroom at the school gym: This was posted outside the local gas station: And … drumroll please … My personal favorite, found outside the bus terminal in town: Don’t cuss! It might get you fined $25! This is Grenada. Oy.
Invasion: 28 Years Later
I haven’t asked anyone about when it happened. The fresh-looking graffiti spattered across cinderblock walls tells me American invasion is still a touchy subject. Our friends and family had essentially the same response when they heard we would be living in Grenada: “Oh, isn’t that the place where Reagan sent in the troops and evacuated … Continue reading
We all Struggle as Med Student Wives
Lately, I have listened to the heartache of many here who are struggling with the adjustment to med student wifery. We stare down missed dinners, anniversaries, scant time with children and painful days of homesickness and we do it with a smile. Here is a piece I wrote for TheGraduateWife.com that could hopefully heal a … Continue reading
Our First Grenada Holiday
The frantic staccato of island party music pounded along the beach last night and marched right into our bedroom window. Just a few blocks below us, hundreds of islanders descended on the beach with their lawn chairs and tarp tents ready for a party. Wouldn’t you want to celebrate too if you were freed from … Continue reading
Monday Moment
We hope your Monday was a good one … as far as Mondays go. Now that the day is over, we are proud to present the sunset. Sit back, grab a tall glass of something cool and enjoy the view from our back porch. We hope you had a good day!
