School does not start here until Sept. 1. Classrooms are divided by freestanding chalkboards. Desks are painted different colors to indicated class levels. Assembly takes place outside on Monday and Friday. Some schools do have individual rooms for each class but I think the chalkboards are more the norm, so there is a challenge to hear with all the background noise. The kids love school. They do not want to leave at the end of day. School is where their friends are and where the cricket games take place. The students are responsible for sweeping at the end of each day.

The two most essential tools that you need not only in the Guyanese kitchen, but any kitchen, in my opinion, and which I will most assuredly be bringing back to the US despite their weighty content are the Kanhri and the Tawa. You’ve got your toaster, your flat bread fryer, your fry bowl, your lid, and your stir bowl.  Two items: a myriad of uses.