So we're here in Belize! Everything has gone smoothly so far today. Once we landed in Belize City, we took a bus ride of about an hour and a half to Orange Walk, where we will be teaching. Along the drive we were able to see a central area of the country and gained a clearer perspective of Belizian lifestyle.
We checked into our hotel around 3 PM local time, and proceeded to explore the city a little bit. The people here have been friendly so far, especially when they know that our main purpose here is to help improve the infrastructure of their economy. The food has been nothing short of amazing! Belizians take a lot of pride in their bananas, and for good reason too. I must have eaten at least 4 of them today. For dinner, we were served a homecooked meal. Beef stew served over red beans and rice is a Belizian specialty; there were no leftovers. To drink we had our choice of freshly made cantaloupe or watermelon juice.
After dinner, we split up into our two groups: job skills and entrepreneurship. We went over last minute details about what we will lecture this week, and how the information will be presented. For job skills, we our challenging ourselves to present the information in a fun, interactive way. We truly want our students to get something out of our teaching this week, and are putting in the extra work during our free time to ensure that we are successful. This group of McCombs students are starting to bond already, and we're all getting the feeling that this is going to be a great week!
Tomorrow morning we get started early with breakfast at 7. From there, we will be taking a boat tour down the river to the Lamanai ruins, where we will have lunch and spend the afternoon. I'll keep this blog updated as best I can, and don't worry, pictures are on the way!
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