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The Stewarts and Eddy just left the island. We had so much fun rocking Anguilla, even my friend Rehan came over to party with us. I liked the way everyone embraced the culture and tried to learn from us. I feel that's very important when travelling to get the full experience. Trying the foods, listening to the music, and just doing as the locals do really gives you a better experience of the place. I just want to take this time to thank them for coming and allowing me to be apart of their Anguilla experience. Ha ha I won't forget their first "Elvis Beach Bar" experience, the around the island boat tour, our visit to the Pyrat Rum factory, the Stewart ladies and I dancing the pump house, Rehan studying on the beach, Eddy's facial expression when he tasted the pumpkin soup, Kris's crazy driving, the 'dead' body we say on the road...lol, drinking in the hotel room, seeing Robert sweating at Picante, seeing Lisa and the turtle interact, our cat Dawlseen, and our visit with the donkey on the beach! They were a pleasure to play host to, and I hope they had a good time, and are right now making plans to come back! See yall soon!!

Eddy's interesting trip to Anguilla!

So usually I write about myself, and stuff that has impacted me, well today's no different. One of my fraternity brothers told me that they were coming to visit me on the island. I was excited to show one of my colleagues the place where I grew up, and share some of my cultures with them, seeing that it is so different from Tennessee.

The day came when I had to pick Eddy up from the ferry. As I was sitting, waiting for his boat to come in, there were people talking about how some people missed the boat, and that they had to spend the night in St.Marten. Knowing Eddy's luck I was sure that he was one of those people who got left behind. As the ferry pulled in, I was looking nervously through the fence, just hoping to glimpse Eddy's unique hairstyle. People started hurrying off of the boat, no Eddy insight... I was wondering; What will he do if he got left behind? Will he call? Does he know how to catch a taxi? Does he have money for a hotel? Should I call my aunt?...I had no idea what to do next, then out of nowhere, I see Eddy walking up the peer. He was dressed like a real islander, coming to the island all linen out, stepping with confidence and such. I was very surprised that he had made it.

The first thing he did was to come and meet everyone I worked with at the tennis academy. Most people's comments when they walk into the academy's gates are "wow this is amazing" or " how beautiful!" or even "this place is so neat!". Eddy's comments were " I thought it was bigger..." Anyways pushing that aside, we met everyone, and everyone decided that we would go to this bar that night and have a drink, to really welcome Eddy to the island, but not before he tried some of my aunt's island favourite "Ox Tail". I was excited for Eddy to have his first local meal, my aunt even served it with rice & peas, and some vegetables. Eddy took a nibble of it and insisted that he had had this in the states before and that it wasn't something new, even though I knew that nothing in the states tasted anything like this. No offence. haha.
I have to go give some kids a tennis lesson, write more when I'm back! ttyl

If only CNN was this interesting...

So I'm out getting my usaul Jonny cake and chicken wings for breakfast, at this little road side vendor (best jonny cakes on the island). Next thing I hear is "Obama much smarter than Condoleezza Rice", so I turn around to see who drunken man this was yelling at his drunken friends. Then I hear other man saying that Obama is a Lawyer, and Condoleezza Rice is just some old doctor. So I had to stay a little while cause the conversation sounded interesting. Apparently Hillary Clinton lost some contest with Obama, and now he is going to try and get her to be his Vice-President, while John McCain is going to get Condoleezza Rice to be his Vice president. A woman Vice president, thats different.
I usually hear the drunken men talk about boat racing, and who going to with the Calypso show, sometimes even about Anguillian politics. But, now they gone international, I'm proud that they are broadening their horizons. lol. I would be watching the news everyday if CNN was this interesting. I'll be tuning in tomorrow at the road side vendor, while eating my jonny cake and chicken, to listen to the drunken men talk about issues affecting all of us in the world.