A day FULL of art and culture!

The third day of a wonderful adventure so far. On day three all of us hopped on the bus and went to Rainbow Beach on the far west side of the island. Artist and friend, Ms. Elizabeth, has a lovely home on the beach and there we went snorkeling. However before the fun, we had to do some work. Receiving trash bags from the staff, we set out to clean up the beach. It was quite surprising to find the amount of trash we did. Around six bags! We worked through the rain and when finished we left the area we found most of the trash. To be honest, for me it was hard to stop cleaning just knowing that there was still more we could do. Soon after, we all got our snorkel gear on and dove into the cool water with the rain pelting our backs. We saw under water sculptures all made by the artist who lives there. The art installations served as habitats for marine life. Underwater we saw a variety of fish and the coolest was the stingray. After, we had a fantastic pizza lunch and thanked Ms. Elizabeth. We then left for Fredriksted for the local art. We then were inspired to make some clay necklaces. We had to harvest our own clay and on the west side of the island the waves crashed into the rocks causing water to spray up. There some of the clay we collected was wet and we painted each other in Taino markings, like war paint. In the evening, we had the pleasure of enjoying and partaking in an on site West African dance class. Which, was an amazing way to express everybody's inner dancer! We all had an amazing, traditional Cruzan dinner made with all organic produce from Sejah Farms. We had salad, fresh pumpkin soup, marinated fresh goat and bbq chicken, home made passion and golden apple juices, and bread fruit salad. It was an incredible and inspiring day with cool experiences and delicious food.
-Riley E.