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(Continued from Page 1) is living in a home with a couple who have 13 children, two cows and some chickens. "The language barrier is incredible", exclaimed Lib. “I have to discipline myself not to lose my zeal and enthusiasm and to work on the language which is not coming to me very easy."
Of the country she says the beaches are beautiful and there are mountains. The most common mode of transportation is bicycles; there are motorcycles and some other motorized conveyances. Sugar cane is growing everywhere and most of the foods are cooked with lots of sugar and is very spicy. March to November is the preferred time to visit before the rainy season begins.
"The first thing 1 learned was to bargain. If you don't, you’ll really get taken. Never pay the first price asked. I soon learned, after getting ripped off by a taxi driver,” said Libby.
Entertainment is expensive. There are not many tennis courts and they rent at about 510 of our money for an hour. On the other hand, swimming pool admission is 50 cents for 2 hours. The natives are most agile and coordinated. They play a game somewhat like volley ball using only their head and feet and do handstands in the process.
Libby and a co-worker rode their rickety bikes into the country for a day and encountered a family planting rice. The girls took off their shoes and helped. They had a marvelous time and the family seemed grateful for the aid.
When it is 6 p.m. here in America it is 6 a.m. the next day there. The jet lag was terrible in the transition and hard to overcome. They still feel it. These people are simple and practical and make
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