I kayaked across the channel on Sunday for the second straight year. My fellow PCV from Boyd's Village and I teamed up to usher across the 130 swimmers participating in the StarMile 2.5 Mile Swim Across the Channel. We took off from Cockleshell Beach, St. Kitts this time, and swam southeasterly towards Oualie Beach, Nevis, which is the reverse direction from the previous 9 years this competition has been running. The result was a slightly more difficult trip across, since we had to face a strong current that was about 30° against us, as opposed to in our favor. Still, the winning time was no worse than previous years, with the fastest swimmer coming in at ≈68 minutes, an astounding pace. Even kayaking for 2 hours is wearisome (mostly on the wrists and glutes, I've found), and with the majority of the swimmers in at that point, we decided to float ashore as well. As for Peace Corps representation, this year we fielded just one swimmer and three kayakers, but we encouraged the participation of three friends-of-volunteers and one former PCV. It is a little disquieting to think that this time next year, there will be no official Peace Corps representation at this fun and challenging local annual event.
I'm going to say that my job search is in full swing, despite not having any replies from the dozen-or-so applications that went out last week. I am finding ways to keep myself productive, both when I have leads and when I do not. For example, the latter half of this past week I spent designing my first Graphics Arts and Design résumé, which incorporates a number of alternative elements, like very casual language, humor, logo graphics, and color! As it is merely an attempt to get me noticed and, hopefully, stand out a little bit from the crowd, I took a lot of liberties in achieving that end. Of course such action risks being ignored by employers who are interested in someone with more coursework, job experience, or professionalism in his/her CV, but I opted to have a little more in the way of fun and self-expression in this particular work. And now that is finished, and I can apply to the more artsy positions I have been examining, I find myself with several more leads to once again begin this week with. So God has been good in keeping me positive, and in seeing fit to use circumstances and my fellow Christians to guide my search thus far.
Not a whole lot going on at work lately – the A Ganar program is off the ground, and appears to be running smoothly so far. I was informed by my contact at the Beach Allen Primary School that I wouldn't be needed for the next several weeks, as the students begin their first wave of testing on Tuesday, and then Easter break takes them through to the 23rd of April. So I have a little extra time to get caught up on secondary projects that have been on the back burner so far this year, like finalizing and publishing the Math Games booklet for distribution on-island. Also, job searching.
Also, a happy birthday shout-out to Jonathan. As it turns out, 23 is quite a versatile prime number.
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