My first day was awesome. I woke up in a chair and I forgot I was in a hotel in Barbados. I looked out the window and saw clear water with different shades of blue. It was so beautiful. We went to breakfast, came back to the room, and my brother and I decided to take a walk around and explore the hotel. When we walked past the pool, which was huge, we saw a big chess board with big game pieces. We kept on walking and found the beach and we started walking on the beach. We walked up to the water and felt it and it was surprisingly warm. We decided to go back to the room and change into our swimsuits. On the way back, I looked down and saw a crab claw. It was cool. We went back down to the beach, got in the water right away, and the water was really warm and clear and blue.
Then my dad taught me how to body surf. I had to hold on to my dad every time a wave came because I was so small compared to the waves and would get trampled. There was this one time I got trampled, fell on a rock and my dad came walking over and picked me up and walked toward the shore. We all took a small break and went back; my mom even came this time. She didn't go that far out but still got in. Then after a little while we decided to go to the pool and chill out. My mom was reading in the shade, my dad, brother a I went swimming and made each other laugh. Then we got out and went to the Jacuzzi. Afterwards, my dad and brother played chess on the big game board with all the big pieces that were 2 feet tall. I was getting a tan and mom was reading.
Later we went out to eat. In this country they do things a little differently. They drive on the opposite side of the road and the steering wheel is on the right side of the car. There are only 2 stop lights on the whole island and barely any stop signs, so it's scary and weird whenever we get in the car. Next, my dad took us sight seeing. There are lots of people walking and shops on the side of the road. And, just randomly, there are cows and chickens on the side of the road.
We also got to pull over and see the sun go down. Because we're close to the equator, the sun goes down really fast and it gets dark at around 6:30 at night. After we came back and chilled, my mom made this blog for me and also my dad said we get to do some fun things while we're here. Things here are expensive compared to Louisville. You pay in Barbadian dollars. It is worth half as much as a US dollar. So if the price for a soda says $8 BBD, that means it is about $4 US. And just in case you're wondering where Barbados is and what it is... It is in the West Indies and lies 62 miles east of the Caribbean Sea in the Atlantic ocean. Trust me I was really confused and lost on what Barbados is and where it is. It all seems like a dream just being here and what I am really doing. I will keep you guys updated on everything.
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