a form three math class at grand bay secondary school.
group work. significant figures. yikes.
tamara with her students.
a beautiful view from the school.
dominica flag flying.
how wonderful to go to a school amidst such beauty.
everyone's in class.
methodist church in roseau.
vendors along the street.
catholic church in roseau.
typical verandas along the city streets.
home of jean rhys. author of wide sargasso sea.
the building where slaves were brought upon reaching dominica.
roseau is flat. but you can still see the mountains.
i think this street was in some movie.
cobblestone.
st. joseph's. made me think of the avett brothers.
view of st. joseph's.
beach along the western coast.
village by the sea.
sophie. from france via martinique. one of my traveling companions on monday. with natural fern tattoos on her face.
look closely for iguanas.
iguanas again.
um?
indian river.
boat ride.
cloudy mountain top.
as i went down by the river to pray.
fern tattoo on my foot. don't worry mom this one's only temporary.
guide my feet.
peace like a river.
group in front.
roots exposed.
beautiful nature.
more trees.
splashes of red.
i kept taking pictures of trees.
view from fort shirley. same for next several photos.
sunset at the shoreline.
see the world.
welcome. vote 4 barak obama. yes we can. a sign in the middle of nowhere. somewhere near laudat.
so many gorgeous views.
walk along the wooden water pipe.
elvis setting up a weather station.
freshwater lake.
rain collecting weather station.
hot spring at titou gorge.
the entrance to titou gorge. sorry i couldn't take my camera inside. the cave was wonderful. and supposedly a filming site for pirates of the caribbean?!?!?
stick bugs.
trail to middlehem falls.
hiking.
trees.
gigantic trees.
abby next to a tree.
elvis swinging from a vine.
middlehem falls. too tall to fit in one picture.
probably the tallest waterfall i've ever seen. 275 feet.
proof that i was really there.
boat modeled after those used by the kaliningo.
the home of kaliningo/carib warriors.
cultural performance.
people of carib descent still live in dominica.
dancing.
ajoupa. where folks would lime.
a model of a woman's home.
cassava processing.
atlantic ocean.
amazing view.
the eastern atlantic side is more rough than the western caribbean.
ajoupa and boat.
more views from the carib territory.
view from champagne beach.
supposedly there are hot springs underneath that cause the sea to bubble slightly.
romo took me to the wob dwiyet pagent, which she was highly involved in organizing.
there were contemporary, creative, talent and traditional rounds.
sorry the pictures didn't come out so well at night.
the talent performances were entertaining monologues.
traditional wear at the wob dwiyet pagent.
zheim in his creole wear.
back at grand bay for creole day.
opening national anthem.
teachers and students wore traditional creole dress.
the students in the audience.
singing group.
mini wob dwiyet pagent at the school.
opening dances.
patriotic rap song.
more singing.
stylish creole wear.
class dance.
for the next round, the girls offered their dramatic talents in monologues.
traditional dress. this girl won first place.
second runner up.
first runner up.
parading together.
little girl dancing on stage.
a last glimpse at the contestants.
celebration.
tamara. romo's niece who brought me to school to visit.
tamara and me.
tamara and her teacher friends in their creole dress.
the plaid fabric, or madras, is found everywhere, especially on creole day.
tamara and auntie deborah's home in goodwill, outside of roseau. i loved the fushia.
a steamy sulfur cave. somewhere near trafalgar.
trafalgar falls.
second trafalgar falls.
there were hot springs that you can bathe in like a jacuzzi. met some friendly french speaking folks from martinique.
me amidst the beauty.
i was amazed by the obama support. signs and t-shirts and conversations everywhere.
a natural warm mud bath.
water from the hot springs is transported via bamboo pipes to this pool.
hot water bath tubs.
me taking a soak.
gisselle and brenda and gisselle's cousin.
romo, my amazing host mother and me at the world creole music festival.
