The bus system in Paramaribo was amazing. There were stops, just like normal. That was it. You knew the bus was coming because you could hear the music blaring over crappy speakers. Then, you saw it. It was about the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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One day, to break up the monotony of our training, they took us on a field trip to some other place. The presenter was wearing a suit and telling how delicious Bread Fruit was. It wasn’t. Nope, not a fruit.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I was watching a butcher do his thing with some bush meat. Then, I saw that same guy hack into a wheel of Gouda, with the same knife. We were there to buy 5 gallon buckets. It was great idea:[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
After being in country for a while, pizza called to us like a siren. We went in search and found Domino. Like all things Suriname, it was close, but not the same. The biggest differences: Gouda and whatever the hell[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
You know those cans at the grocery store that are all dented? They all end up in Suriname. The trick was always to find the ones that were just dented and not bulging (with Botulism). One day, we had a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
One of the things I regret eating most was the “hamburger” at Madonna’s. The meat was raw pink goo. It was so gross. But, I ate a lot of other things there that were amazing: Best Dish: Steak and Veggies[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
About my only regret in Suriname was that I never tried an avocado shake. Food is an adventure and after all the weird things I ate in Suriname, I really can’t imagine why I never tried one. Alas. Interesting[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Every Peace Corps Volunteer ate at Madonna’s. The owner wanted to call it McDonald’s, but got in trouble, so he named it Madonna’s, golden arches and everything. Take that, Ronald!
Walking around the shops of downtown Paramaribo, you see a LOT of bootlegged stuff. It was impossible to buy the real thing, but you could get a decent knock off for a reasonable price. My favorite were the bootleg tapes.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s like New Delhi, only Zoo Deli. One day, my friends and I took a field trip and visited the Paramaribo Zoo. It was really cool. They had a Scarlet Ibis. Some Spider Monkeys. There was a Tapir. The Anaconda[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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