I have been on a major America kick lately (the folk rock trio, not the country, LOL) and I also just spent a crazy amount of time in/on the ocean so this seemed like an apt quote for this blog. Since my last post, I went on my first vacation since arriving!! I've included a map to help describe where I was--St. Lucia is 27 miles north of St. Vincent. You leave St. Lucia, fly to Barbados, and then fly to St. Vincent. There are other volunteers serving on the St. Vincent mainland (but not on the Grenadines). I was able to connect with Kim (my roommate from our 1st month here), Tara and Adam for this trip; it was so great to see them in person! I started the trip with Kim on the mainland and then we all connected to go to Union Island. During the rest of the trip, I was able to go to Mayreau, Tobago Cays, Palm Island, and Bequia. We spent a glorious few days catching up, drinking the local beer (Hairoun, much better than Piton), snorkeling, beach walking, and liming. I