Change happens- but does it need to?!

I have thought so much about that staff meeting when we spoke about water-only policies and installing a computer system at the school. Should these things change or are they just ideas that I have seen happening all over England so I assume they are progress/development? Yesterday I was sent an article about my old school. This year they have banned the use of slang: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-24522809

That seems wrong to be but then again, banning drinks except water is pretty militant. Anyway, today another teacher asked me about the water ban and said that we should trial it for a week and show our findings to the principal. I have decided to pick my form class to trial it with because they are nice and understanding. When I told them this morning they were a bit shocked and many turned their noses up. I explained about the diabetes rates in Guyana, the improved levels of concentration when drinking water and finally that it was a pilot, like a mini-experiment where they are the guinea pigs. By lunch time I had won them over and I asked them to vote on a week-long trial starting next week. All but two voted for it. We now have Water Police with special badges and vigilant eyes.

So yesterday was Eid. Eid Mubarak everyone!

Tuesday after school I went down to the sea wall to watch the sunset. I ended up finding some fishermens’ discard, roughly 20 puffer fish and one huge ray. The puffer fish gassed-out as I stood on it. I’mm not sure that is the right word but it sounds workable. I then went to a lovely restaurant called Nightcap where they serve draught beer! Mmmm.

To celebrate Eid I went to a huge Indian party on Tuesday evening. The party had nothing to do with Eid and was quite awkward at the start. I walked in with Javan and a few of our friends so our group was 50:50 girls to guys ratio. They party however was completely different! The dance floor was empty and lining it were around 50 guys all staring at us as we walked across to get some seats. The only other girls there were hidden in the corner by themselves. I started chatting with a guy who had traveled to India and England so we spent a while talking about Indian food and English countryside. Hilariously, my friends taught me how to do an Indian dance. This was exactly as you can imagine; an embarrassingly cringe-worthy white guy moment. Somehow it went down well and I got a chance to sit back down and eat lots of mutton and duck curry.

Sunday was a chill day. I may have spent most of the morning in bed but eventually I went to look for some food with a friend. Holidays in Guyana are unpredictable. There are so many of them and you can never predict the shops that will close. We ended up finding a Chinese restaurant called Kam Boat that was open. Afterwards I went home to do some planning but ended up talking on the balcony as a few friends had decided to come round. We had a really nice time but I ended up getting up at 5am this morning to make sure that I got all my work done for today!