I admit that in life there's going to be things I am not good at, a list which is continually growing. Unfortunately, surfing is most definitely being added to it.
Despite not harbouring any hidden talents in the water-sport department, I had a fantastic afternoon with a Canadian couple and my fellow Yorkshire homies, attempting to look cool and catch some waves on the east-side of the island. Although when your arms aren't even long enough to carry the board properly and you keep downing phenomenal amounts of sea-water this can be quite tricky! Despite a shaky beginning (it's never a good start when you can't even lay on the board without rolling off in to the sea) I managed to half get up on to the board and glide along on my knees. After all, you weren't expecting me to to stop doing things by halves just because I left the country did you?!
We then stopped off in a lovely little
Boulangerie for cakes and ice-cream before heading home for an early night. Because before you start thinking my year abroad is all play and no work, we were actually in uni for 7h30 for a painfully long, four hour lecture and seminar on 'Francophone Caribbean Literature.' Although I do have the full day off tomorrow... :)
Until next time,
EmJ x
