Roughing it in the Peace Corps...so far. The toughest thing we've done to date is drag our 130 lbs of luggage from one airport to another and in and out of customs. We are now hanging out in a plush cafe in the airport at Trinadad /Tobago airport. We're leaving tonight for Suriname proper, to arrive at 12:20 am. I suspect it won't be quite so relaxed tomorrow.

Our group consists of 24 people, three are over 60, then there's me and David, the rest are under 30. It's a good group and I'm looking forward to the mutual support in the rough days ahead.