Welcome to our family’s web-site. It’s purpose is to give all of you a peek into our day-to-day life in Saint Lucia and some links to information on the country. Click on the photo albums below to see more pictures!

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Isabel and her Thingamabobbin

Click below for some photos of Isabel playing with her Thingamabobbin. It is a great VT-made toy (translation - good labor practices and no lead paint) that literally amused her for over one hour. She made rocketships, trucks, etc. You can find more of their stuff at http://www.learningmaterialswork.com/ . And... Learning Materials Workshop was founded by the mother of a close friend from VT and... I worked there in high school.

Isabel and the Thingamabobbin

Thursday, September 13, 2007

We had an earthquake last night!

According to the University of the West Indies Seismic Research Unit (http://www.uwiseismic.com/), on Thursday morning 13th September at 2:37 a.m. local time, an earthquake occurred northeast of Saint Lucia. The preliminary location for the event is 14.28°N 60.41°W. The focal depth was approximately 57 km. The magnitude is 4.9.

The funny thing is, I don't remember it at all. When I got to work, it was all the buzz and people all felt it. I called Ramzi and he said that he didn't remember until I mentioned it, but apparently we both woke about when our room was shaking and talked about it... and then fell back asleep. Isabel slept through the whole thing.