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| Hey Macarena! |
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| Wizem and Errol doing the sign for monkey |
Hello everyone,
How are you doing? We are both doing fine. Monday, is our day "off." We do chores around the house and laundry. We decided to shoot across the river to New Amsterdam to buy a few items that we couldn't find over here. Everything was going great. We got most of the things we needed, including amazing soft serve ice cream that is served in an air conditioned building. I know, living the high life. We were all finished and headed to the area where you catch a bus to go back to Rosignol. We waited an hour and a half to get on a stupid bus. Literally, I can see the town we live in across the river from where we were. It is a ten minute bus ride. But everyday, the bridge going across the river is closed to traffic to allow big boats to pass through. So what happened is a large crowd, including us, formed waiting to catch a bus. This is not an orderly affair. Once the buses started coming, people were running for them, opening the door as the bus is still driving and jumping in. People pushing and shoving. We waited a while to allow the crazy folks to go first. I had just told Jaide its time to put our manners away and stick our elbows out, start swinging and go for it, when a man who is trying to organize things calls to us, "brother, come." I don't know if you know this, but we stick out in Guyana. As people everyday tell us, or should I say call us "white boy" and "white girl." Well, us getting selected out of the group, didn't sit so well with some people in the crowd (mind you, we had been waiting much longer than them). They started making comments about "white folk" getting special treatment and such. This provoked a riot in which the turned the bus over and lite it on fire. Ok, the last part about the riot is made up. Anyways, it all worked out. The next bus Jaide and myself got on, and so did most of the irritated folks. We made it home, tired, sweaty and with a pound of semi-melted cheese in my back pack. I hate mini buses.
Sunday, we had 3 deaf come to meeting. One man showed up right before the end, but he came. I am hoping he keeps coming because his ASL skill is much higher then most we meet. You can have a full on conversation with him. We are not always on the same page, but its good. He is easy to teach.
Remember Loreen from the last blog post? I love Loreen. She uses the signs she learns, she loves her study, you can tell when she gets it and when she is frustrated with herself. Its great! Last week she was able to explain how we have the Bible. Its a joy! But, one of the funniest things is watching Loreen trying to do the sign for death/die. It looks like she is trying to do the "macarena." For you who don't know what the sign looks like, you can look it up on a free online ASL dictionary. Jaide ends up going over sitting by her and doing it over and over with her. We both love her study.
Love,
G&J
