Last year I decided that I will miss Advent in Prague. and I'll go out into the heat. No frosts, no stress, just disappear for three whole weeks and not come back until Christmas Eve. I combined business with pleasure and set off for a language course in Barbados. How did I spend these three weeks?
First English lesson and a ride in a crazy taxi
Barbados and my English studies it started off pretty well, because on the third day I had an unplanned adventure of finding a school and my first lesson in the Caribbean. If you're interested in what true travel combined with teaching looks like, this day will show you in full glory.
The school that hid and honing English
My teaching in The Codrington Language Centre started with a small search. Kaya took me, but only when we got to the building did we find out that the school moved. Apart from that, Kaya was absolutely great, she called everything, dropped me off at the new address and walked me to class.
I then spent time at school three hours of intensive English. My study group was interesting mix. Two guys from Poland who had already been there for the second week, Alinaa, a young lady from Switzerland and me. The truth is that they all spoke a lot better than me, so I had a lot of trouble trying to communicate with them. kept up.
From the promenade straight into history to the president
After school I set off on foot direction city. First I enjoyed Richard Haynes Boardwalk. It's a great wooden promenade by the sea, about 1.6 km long. But then the sky clouded over and a real tropical downpour started.
Luckily I was close by George Washington's house, where I went to hide. Did you know that this is the only place outside the United States where this president ever lived? He spent two months here in 1751. Today it is a beautifully restored house that shows you what life was like in the 18th century.
Museum in a former prison and a ride in a "hump""
As soon as the rain eased a little, I ran into Museums of Barbados. It's housed in a stunning historic building, an old British military prison in the Garrison area. It's a blast because you can see everything from natural history to how life on the island was in colonial times.
I stayed longer at the museum because of the weather, so it happened time to try local transport. I stopped myself for the first time shared taxi (a white van with signs). It was incredible experience, which simply belongs to a vacation in Barbados.
The music in the car was blaring at full blast, there were at least 5 more people in the van than its capacity, but everyone was fine and just driving around and not solving anything.
Evening relaxation and preparation for the next day
I arrived home in the evening, just as served dinner. After all that walking and speaking English, I was pretty exhausted. I just spent the rest of the evening lying in bed, looking forward to what this traveling would bring me tomorrow.
If you haven't read about my previous day, check it out. Day 2 – Caribbean Walk, it's worth it!
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