Week Four

This week at The Island School started off with a bang. Homestay visits were fantastic; we ate a lot of Bahaman food and this was our one day to pig out. Some of the things we ate were guava duff, hog plums, conch burgers and fritters, and cold sodas!!! All forty-eight of us were dispersed throughout the island, from Deep Creek to Tarpum Bay. We stayed with a family for the day, and all felt truly welcome and immersed into the community. Some of us went to the beach, went fishing, fixed cars, or cooked.

Nick, Francis, Nicky, and Campbell miming it up.

Saturday night Coffeehouse was a blast. There was a wide range of performances-- from miming to Fieldy’s amazing broom act. Other performances included dances to Spice Girls and “Crank That,” and a full rendition of “Let It Be,” performed by Hannah’s awesome advisory group. Coffeehouse was followed by brownies on the dining room deck, generously baked by the faculty and then students could choose whether they wanted to jam with Eric or watch Planet Earth. It was a great night.

Sunday was a lazy day, giving us plenty of time to catch up on our sleep and just relax. A few students shuttled off for church to sing their hearts out, while some others did a bible study with Nick and Sam. Then Monday came and morning exercise was a choice between yoga with Laura or water polo with Dimmel. Both were said to be marvelous.

Classes on Monday were far from ordinary. In true Island School style, we had math class a mile and a half out to sea on the sandbar. Our assignment was to derive a theory about the distance to the true horizon. Science class was spent out in the mangrove swamps studying the different types of plant life.

It’s not all fun and play here at the island school…there’s some serious studying going on here! We all were thankful the storm gave us extra studying time for us to complete our work.

Wednesday we were excited to get a break to study as a lightning storm passed over. The storm was ominous, to say the least. The girls practiced their lightning positions in their dorms during the night. During the morning we had mandatory free time due to the lingering thunderstorm. We were bummed about missing scuba diving and legacy projects, but we got time to study and relax.  Right now we are all signing off on this weekly update because our community outreach children have arrived.

Lou and Nick keeping it real

Shoutouts

Nina:  Hey guys! I miss you, I’m having fun, not homesick any more! Aidan, I hope your play goes well! Good luck! Mom, I miss you! Please keep writing! Dad, I miss you looking out for me! Tell grandpa I love him and send kisses. I love you all so much! Tori, I love you! Thanks so much for the package! I miss you! Molly, I love you and I am calling you soon! Shell, I love the earrings! Kisses and hugs! Keep me updated, I miss you! I am going to call you this Tuesday! Good luck in soccer you three! Sammy, stay strong! I tried to call you, love you! Katie and Marry, I miss you!! Send me pics of homecoming, waterfowl, etc!! I miss you! I miss and love everyone!

Liza:  Mom, I’m so glad I talked to you last night, and Dad and Bons I really hope I can talk to you next week. Dad, you are really keeping Mom busy! Keep it up. Bons, there’s a girl here who has seen every episode of Friends! I wish I could watch it with you right now. Cares, I know you probably can’t check your email, but I thought of you last night when our song jumped into my head. In the boughs of the banyan trees…Class of ’07, I love you all and I would have called all of you last night if I had any more time. But don’t feel bad everyone. Thanks so much for writing Care, Park, Skye, Adam, Nate, Christine, Timmy, Reeve, Clare, and Len. Miss you, I really hope school’s going okay for you guys. I miss Hamilton! And smoothies and fall leaves…but it’s so beautiful here, and I’m really having a great time. I love you all!

Nick:  Holla at my parents back in Ridgewood, keep it real as always Momma, Dad, and Alex, I just wanna say that SCUBA week was CA$H...TO my L'ville crew...you know what’s good...I just had my first homestay and it was great. Josh, you are my best friend, you know I miss you man, 3rd floor when I get back will be sweet...Maxey, you’re my best friend and you are good at everything. Even though we are not roommates anymore, we are in spirit...Brocqy, I can’t thank you enough for bringing me down here and showing me this great place, can’t wait to see you on Thanksgiving break. Love you man and thanks so much. But anyways, all is good! CLEVE HOUSE forever...see you all in December and keep it real until then...I’m out!

Alexio:  Hey Ms. Musgrove, this is a shout out from Lex to my favorite teacher in C.V. Bethel. Muhmmy and Daddy what y’all saying? Hope y’all are doing well, I’ll soon come back, tell Melissa and Resha don’t cry for me, okay? Love y’all!