I have been up since 6:00 this morning!!! I went to the market in Portsmouth with three other spouses. It was fun!! Above are pictures pf the market. I don’t know if you can tell really by the picture – but that pineapple is HUGE!! I mean – its as big as my head! I got it for only $5.50!! I really don’t know how much pineapples are back at home but that seemed pretty cheap to me. Considering how big it was. It will also probably be one of the best pineapples in the whole world. They are soooo sweet here. Same with the bananas. Well – the small ones like you see above. Only as big as my index finger!

The pictures of the fish are how they sell fish at the market – they literally chop the head off in front of you – put the fish in a bag and hand it to you. Sorry if the pictures are gross (hence – the title). I kinda flinched (ok maybe I screamed just a little) when the guy lifted his machete and brought it down HARD on the fish – and off his head went. So if you think the pictures are gross – imagine being there. Another crazy thing – they do the same thing with a COW!!! I couldn’t make myself go see that one – I could barely handle the fish. 

Yesterday I went to visit an elderly person through HOPE Dominica. Her name was Gwendolyn but she said people call her Gwenny. She was a lot of fun. She couldn’t see very well. One eye was totally blind and the other she said was very blurry. Like she could see movements and colors. Get this – she is 97!!! She moves with a walker – and although she moves very slow – what do you expect from a 97 year old right? I was there for an hour and we just talked about nothing really. The following are a few of our conversations:

Gwenny: I forget a lot of things. You know like instant coffee? Im an instant forgetter!!


Liz: Have you ever been to the states?
Gwenny: Yeah – I been to Harlem. You know where that is?
Liz: In New York?
Gwenny: Yes!!
Gwenny: I think we drove from Florida. Can you drive from Florida to the United States now?
Liz: Florida is in the United States……

Liz: Do you go to church anywhere?
Gwenny: Im Catholic – what religion are you?
Liz: Baptist (even though I am non denominational – I knew she wouldn’t know that word so I said Baptist)
Gwenny: We don’t have those here. (Even though they do)
Gwenny: Where do you go to church?
Liz: On campus
Gwenny: They have your religion there?
Liz: All the religions go to one church. It is inter-denominational.
Gwenny: (stunned) They are all in one service?? Even the Catholics??

And those were just a few…. I cant wait to get to know more funny old people! They are just so real and they just are who they are!! No fakin.....

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