First Nations woman meeting Amerindians from Guyana
2008-01-19, Georgetown, Guyana. By: deb4393

I arrived in Georgetwon, Guyana on December 28, 2007 at 8:15 AM direct from JFK, NY...The highlights of my visit to this beautiful country is in meeting my partners family and friends and in meeting t...

Additional Pictures
2006-12-30, Georgetown, Guyana. By: jgeenen

Just a reminder if you want to see more pictures from the trip: 1) Go to: [url]guyanatravelblog.snapfish.com[/url] 2) Click on "I don't have a snapfish account" and fill in your information, cre...

Georgetown, the city
2006-12-28, Georgetown, Guyana. By: jgeenen

December 28 So, what do you do when there is a tarantula on the ceiling of your dining hall where you are staying in the savannah bush of Guyana? Good question. Well, #1, take a picture for your bl...

Canopy walk and manatees
2006-12-23, Georgetown, Guyana. By: jgeenen

December 23 This morning started quite early, as we left the resort to arrive for an early canopy walk at Iwokrama, the forest where we stopped on our first day to tour the field station. We hiked ...

Welcome to Georgetown!
2006-12-18, Georgetown, Guyana. By: jgeenen

I arrived in Georgetown, Guyana only an hour late, but with no luggage. I had the sense I would not see it again when I placed it back on the belt when I checked in at the Barbados airport. My fli...

Moving Day
2005-08-15, Georgetown, Guyana. By: aisling_o

As of Wednesday, my new home will be in Friendship. School doesn't start until next Monday though. And even still, we've been told that at best maybe half the kids will show up the first week and fi...

Guyana Chronicle article about us
2005-08-15, Georgetown, Guyana. By: aisling_o

25 volunteers here to boost teaching staff around the country By Michel Outridge The Ministry of Education, in collaboration with World Teach U.S., yesterday welcomed 25 teachers from Canada and...

The Seawall and local transport
2005-08-15, Georgetown, Guyana. By: aisling_o

Getting around Georgetown is about the craziest experience ever. You basically have 2 options- minibus or taxi. Neither of which drive in their lanes or obey the speed limit. And to top it off, the...

cell phones and misc.
2005-08-15, Georgetown, Guyana. By: aisling_o

Not that I expect anyone to call but immediate family members, but incase you really are dying to tell me something...you can! Magda, my site mate, and I went in on a cellphone today. 00 11 592 ...

goings on
2005-08-09, Georgetown, Guyana. By: aisling_o

As you can imagine, I have lots of catching up to do. Let me back up for a sec to the flight out. First on the flight from CLT to DC I ran into Andy Hayden (a classmate from high school) so we cha...

Penpal anyone?!
2005-08-09, Georgetown, Guyana. By: aisling_o

Here's my address for the next year Aisling O'Suilleabhain World Teach Programme Friendship Junior Secondary Friendship, Region 4 Guyana South America I'll write you if you write me!!

hot and humid
2005-08-09, Georgetown, Guyana. By: aisling_o

Finally found an internet cafe near where we are staying. We're busy most of the day here- up early (for me) and in sessions all day. The weather has been hot and humid- to be expected. I've become...