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Friday, January 15, 2016

Laotian Village (Javouhey) in Guyane

First I started the day with a nice walk in a forest. The first thing we saw was a snake, and only 5 minutes after starting the walk, so I thought that we were going to see a lot of animals. However, that wasn't the case. Then we had lunch in a Laotian Village. It was funny because we had vietnamese pho and thai mango salad. After lunch we decided to swim in the river. The first place we went, the water seemed a bit dirty, so we decided to change places. The next place we ent to was amazing. They had a rope that you could swing with over the river. The owner of the place was a really nice man from Laos who was exiled after the Vietnamese War. He shared his story in French to my friend and was very passionate about his story. I wish I was able to understand him. He was truly able to "walk" on water! Then we went into Saint Laurent to get some food. I got some sugar cakes that were made from coconut and very delicious!

France

France (already pictured)

inside a treehouse

France

a very thin snake that i almost stepped on

the river in the laotian village

stopping the boats from coming ashore

beautiful river

swinging like tarzan

walking on water

gliding on the water

Laos

Guyane Pizza lyght

Guyane

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Prosperity Village; French Guyane

The border crossing from Suriname to French Guyane was easy enough. I just had to get a stamp out of the country and then cross the river in a small shared boat (15 srd). I was the only one legally entering French Guyane. I got my stamp and then I was on my way. It was such a shock to see the French Flag everywhere, plus all the cars had french license plates. It was so interesting. I still thought that maybe they had their own flag, but it really is a French territory. I got to even stop by the place where Europe sends their rockets off into space. Once I got to Cayenne, I was told that we were going back to a village near Saint Laurent. We joined up with a birthday party and I was able to get a lot of good photos. Thanks to everyone who participated!