I haven't updated my blog at all this month and this week has been crazy trying to finish grades for some of my classes and write exams for the end of May. Instead of having a long post I decided I'd upload pictures from the last few weeks. Enjoy and more pictures to come later this week :)
Anu (one of my favorite criancas) comes over everyday at least 3 times wanting to sweep, color, get a sticker, or just take pictures. Here's one of us a few weeks ago.
Some of the neighbor girls came over a few weeks ago to paint nails-they had a good time but I don't think their nail polish lasted for too long :)
The finished product
Anna and Stephen enjoying the views from Ilha de Mocambique (Mozambique Island)
A picture from outside the 500 year old portuguese fort
And another...
Here's a church inside the fort. We were in there taking pictures and exploring but then we surprised some bats in a side room an they started flying and swooping. You can just imagine how we reacted...we ran out all different doors and didn't go back inside again. :)
Taking selfies on the roof of the fort
Stephen relaxing on top of an old cannon. They had a cannon at each look out point on the fort's roof.
Anna on top of the roof
The view from the rooftop overlooking the ocean
A view from the roof looking into the fort.
The fort had a little room that was probably used as a lookout--it had two windows and the views from each were beautiful. This is the first--looking over the ocean.
The other side looks towards the church outside of the fort and the ocean
I was pretty proud of myself for getting up on the roof this high..I didn't go up another level with Anna though because I was starting to have a fear of heights. It was quite high!
We just had take a "jail" picture :)
Anna and I in the front of the old church
Stephen, Anna and I taking a picture before we had the run-in with the bats
Another picture of all 3 of us in front of the church. It was really interesting going inside the fort and seeing all the old buildings/rooms. Besides getting forced outside by some bats we had a really fun time exploring the fort and taking pictures
After a long, hot morning exploring the Portuguese fort we went and got ourselves seaweed matapa for lunch. By far my favorite Mozambican dish...I had it 3 times within the last 2 weeks and I'm already craving it again!
Stephen and Anna enjoying "slushies" and pizza :)
The pier on Ilha
We ran into 3 big dogs that were from America and played with them.
The big golden retriever was our favorite :)
Inside the backpackers where we stayed on the island. They had this room between the kitchen and dorm rooms. It's beautiful but the only downside is there is not roof.
The bar and lounge area
The stairs leading up to their rooftop garden and lounge area.
The rooftop garden/terrace--they had chairs, a rope bed and tables so you could star gaze or just relax on the rood. The trees did bring a lot of bats at night though. :)
The past 2 weekends I went to Mozambique Island to visit friends and go to a Peace Corps party. It's been a fun couple of weekends but I am back at site now and preparing for the end of the semester. Four out of my nine classes are finishing this week so we are having one final oral test and I'm trying to get their grades finished to turn in.
The library and tutoring program are still on hold but we're starting back up next week! I'm also hoping to find a counterpart to help me start an English Theater group. There is a competition in September and I wasn't sure about having a group but I'm hoping we can start one soon since my students keep asking me. I'm meeting with an English teacher from the secondary school this Friday and am hoping he can be in charge of the group. Then it will be easier for him to continue to lead the group next year when there are new PCVs in Nacuxa.
More pictures to come from last weekend!
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