The first offering of this course was in the Summer of 1998.   Sixteen students attended and you can see by the smiles on their faces that they had a great time!
The woman in the top row on the far left is Mattie Harvey.  She told the group stories of growing up in a time when there were few people coming or going from the island.  The natives lived with what the island provided for them.  She also made us a native West Indian lunch!  YUM!

Our taxi service around the island was provided for by Eugene Hamilton.   He shared his knowledge about local plants and animals (see the bananas?), gave us a tour of the entire island and of many local areas such as the Annaberg Sugar Mill ruins in the next picture.

Built in the 18th century, the Annaberg sugar plantation was one of several Danish plantations on the small island.  Ruins of slave quarters, the sugar mill, and the sugar processing factory can be seen throughout the site.