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Hi, my name is Victoria Grace Avara (Vickie for short) and welcome to my blog. This blog was written while I was stationed in Barbados for 4 years from 2008-2012. I would just write things down whenever I had the time. I would write about my experiences with living in a new country and a different culture. Please forgive my grammatical errors, but enjoy these posts that I wrote during this time. My husband and I dearly love the Island of Barbados and we hope to someday retire to this little island that we called home for 4 short and wonderful years of our life. I hope that you enjoy reading this blog.

Sincerely, Vickie Avara

Monday, August 22, 2011

Part you gine?

Part you gine?  This is another Bajan expression which means 'Where are you going?'


Have you ever wondered what the youth of Barbados do for fun - on this small little rock of an island?  Well, here is a glimpse - picture was taken on Sunday afternoon - they were playing on the beach and got up on these rocks posing in all these different shapes - with the ocean as the backdrop.  Not a bad way to grow up - huh?



Ever wonder what the adults do for fun?  Well, basically they do the same thing that you or I would do if we were living here.  They cook up some food, invite some of their family and friends to meet them down at the beach.  And they have a picnic!  So jealous.  This picture was taken Sunday afternoon as well.  But, we see this ALL the time here - they usually wait until the sun is starting to go down around 4:00pm and then they bring out the food - and enjoy the afternoon until the sun sets around 6:30pm.  The time of the sun setting does not change very much  throughout the year.  It gets dark really early here - but, then again - the sun comes up very early as well.

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