Surfing!!

On Saturday me, Kathleen and Denis went to surfing! It was so exhausting…. But fun! After 30 min I was already super tired and we were only in the half way of the lesson… I couldn’t yet stand up on the board but I got to my knees. Before Saturday I had to buy the shorts and the t-shirt for the surfing… super expensive.. We will have five lessons and I hope in the end of the course I am actually able to stand on the board.

I spent the whole Sunday on the beach and finally got some colour that can be noticed by other people too! JEIJ!

There was shark attack on the island of Reunion on monday... 15 years old girl who was swimming just in the shore was killed. That makes me little bit scared of surfing.... but it was in Reunion not here.. 

During this week I have people playing Gwoka, which is traditional Guadeloupean music and some reggae band. Cool cool…

Yesterday it was the first time the rain caught me and I was soaking wet… everybody stared at me at the market... 

At work I have been writing business letters in French.. difficult, but at least I feel like I am learning! The event which I am mainly responsible for is coming together slowly but surely.. 

I have been invited to spend the weekend of Marie Galante and Capesterre next weekend… I am probably going to Capesterre since I haven’t spend much time in Basse Terre and I wanna explore that side of the island….. and I don’t have to miss my surf lesson.

Our original plan was to go to this concert on next Saturday evening but we don’t have any guy who could go with us,because Denis is going to St.Maarten, so Kathleen don’t’ wanna go just with girls. I understand her, she wants to be careful and there is nothing wrong with that. But I hope we can manage to go out at least once all together.

I visited Kathleen's place today and we had lunch with her family, I understood all the topics we were discussing! Jeij! Before the lunch me and Kathleen went to this beach near to her place. The beach is in the area which is guarded so we had to take a long route through bushes, but when we returned from the beach we went trough the gate and I was acting I don't speak any French so the guard left us alone. Acting that you don't understand the language that the other person speaks work every time! 

Working...

 

On Tuesday I went to shopping for Surfing clothes with Kathleen. Wau they are super expensive.. I bought pink shorts, but I don't know what to do with the shirt... I try to borrow one from someone. 

 

On Wednesday my boss sent me to the market to take picture of this woman who was talking about the health benefits of the herbs and etc.

 I talked with this man who was selling organic products and he told me he have been visiting Helsinki 10 years ago. Cool.. He was working in Disneyland Paris and met finnish guy over there.

And Today we went to the beach during our lunch hours.. 

And this my house

Weekend Again....

On Friday I went beach with Chris. He is one guy I met in the BBQ party where my neighbor took me. After beach we went to buy food from this cool food truck in Moule! 

When it comes to my French speaking, it is better, since Chris doesn’t speak English that much, so I need to explain myself only in French to him. 

Chris gave me this CD full of riddims.

On Saturday I went to buy new shoes because my old ones are literally falling into pieces. I found these cool sandals and ballerinas for 30€, not bad! Chris came to get his stuff he forget at my place after worked with his motorcycle. He promes to give me ride someday. In the afternoon I went to beach and grabbed baguette from bakery where we usually buy our food when we are working. The woman working there is super nice! They didn’t have baguette I like so she made me tuna one! 

And for the first time some white guy honked and whistled at me when he drove past me… 

I bought these ugliest sun glasses.. I broke my previous one surprise surprise… but these ones were cheap 8€.

Sunday was boring. There was this party at Ste Anne but I couldn’t get anyone to come with me…. I asked all of my workmates, my neighbor and Chris, but no one had time… and the weather sucked too so couldn’t go to the beach either.. so I cooked the whole day… Pasta and crepes. At least now I have food for the rest of the week!

But I saw
this carnival group practicing near my flat so that was cool.

I saw this weirdest music video on ETV…. There was Asian guy singing Zouk.. it was so confusing…  And saw Mohombis music video too.. but people here aren’t heard about Kim Ceasarion…

In ETV there is two different advertisements going on against domestic violence. I asked my workmate if it is common here that men hit their women and children. She said yes that it is pretty common. Last week one man killed his whole family and himself. I guess they have same problem here as we have in Finland too...

Weekend

The event on Friday wasn’t success.. Only few people showed up… I think it is because we don’t do enough advertising. But I had fun anyway with my work mates! We danced, ate and drank. Gregory is so funny because he can’t dance to normal music, he dances like Finnish guys, but when he is dancing zouk he is good :D it is so weird.

On Saturday I went to beach and on Sunday I stayed in and cleaned the house. This is my first weekend when I am solely staying Moule the whole weekend. I was bit bored, but next weekend I maybe rent a bike, go shopping in Pointe à Pitre or try to get some surfing lessons.

Vanessa, Melica, Greory and Sandra finish their internship today.. It is gona be boring without them at work. I gona miss them! We are planning on going to beach together after the gas station strikes ends.

On Friday my boss saved a little cat and brought it to the agency. Gregory named it Tropic. My boss washed it and feeded it. Tropic was so scared the whole time! My boss will take Tropic to her friend who takes care of animals who are left unattended.

It is irritating that you never know when small food stands are open. There is this small bokit shop near to my house but I have seen it open only once. I went to check it Sunday evening but no.. it was closed.. and I really don’t wanna leave further away to look for food in the evenings.. I don’t feel safe alone.

New girl started her internship with us today! Her name is Prisca. She lives in Moule too!!! Jeij!!! I hope we can hang out sometimes!

And here some dancing Gwada style :D Gregory can't really keep up... :P