My Training Site and a bit of kriol

Hello from Independence Village, Stann Creek District, Belize.  It is my third day in site and I am starting to get the lay of the land.  The village is a dusty little stop off that's main function is to serve the two slip deep water port about 2 miles away.  The dirt streets spread on both sides of the southern hwy.  Doesn't really seem to be a center, although I haven't really had too much of an opportunity to walk around.  My host family has been nice so far,  they run a cinder block operation from their front yard.  The fun part about that was that because it gets so hot here, they start super early.  Whatever sort of machine they use to make cinder blocks is loud.  Like for real.  It is especially loud at six in the morning,  i swear I thought my house was getting bulldozed!  But yeah, they're super nice, a dad, mom and about 15 assorted children runnin around.  Haven't really figured out how they are all related, and to be honest, I don't know if I ever will!     

   Each day I wake up, eat with the family and head a few streets over to the ice cream parlor that is owned by my teacher.  The Kriol classes have been alot of fun so far.  My new buddy Chris and I are constantly laughing as we introduce ourselves in the local language.  

See if you can interpret this:

Jake:  Da weh yu nayhn?

Chris:  Mee nayhn Christofah

Jake:  Da how oal yu?

Chris: Mee twentifo

Jake: pleez fu noh ya

Chris: Alrite byai, sotay!

Jake: lata

Yep, asked his name, how old he was and told him i was pleased to meet him.  it gets even more interesting when you get into proverbs such as:

Kriol:  Haad ayz pikni goh da maakit too tiam

Literally:  Hard ears children go to the market twice

Means:  People who don't listen will pay for their mistakes!

 mi di laan kriol!  dis de chroof alrite

sotay, (until later)

jake