We are half way through our second week here in Martinique and boy has it been a busy one so far. Monday we learned about traditional danse in Martinique, mainly the bèlè. it is accompanied by the tambour (a type of drum) and the tibwa (an instrument made of bamboo played with sticks). Some of the steps were easy while others were much more difficult to learn. they all involved a lot of jumping around and by the end we were worn out and very sweaty! One dance that was really fun was when we were paired up in a circle and you end up spinning while you jump as the entire group rotates in a circle.
On tuesday we went on hike that ended up taking four hours. It was a long hot walk but some of the views were definitely worth it! On the hike there were trees marked by red bands of paint. This red band meant that it was a type of tree that produces a product that will burn your skin if you touch it! Afterwards we wondered around the ruins of chateau de bouc, an old sugar canne plantation. We had a wonderful lunch with of course ice cream for dessert and as a reward after the long hike we soaked up some sun at yet another beach.
This is a picture of where they would heat the juice of the sugar cane in part of the sugar making process
I had a rather interesting converstaion with my host family about peanut butter, which is nearly impossible to find here. They were rather surprised that i eat it on sandwhiches with jam for lunch and thought it amusing the i would peanut butter and nutella together on toast rather than just one or the other. I told them my favorite thing to do was dip chocolate in peanut butter, which they then wanted to try. So my host sister got a chocolate bar and I grabbed my tiny over priced jar of peanut butter and they were surprised to find out that it does indeed taste good!
A beintôt!
Katie
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