Day one! The crew met me at the airport and yes, it's just about as hot and humid as you would think. Then the 2 hour drive to our part of the house, which is bubble-gum pink and guarded by 2 big dogs (that are still very friendly). We immediately headed out to help at the Zumba class one of the volunteers holds for the kids. This is actually a great service project, since childhood obesity does exist here and there aren't many kid-friendly activities in the evening. Then dinner at our cook's an awesome woman called Seesta Kaye. To be honest, we have an unofficial, but tight relationship with the LDS church here. It's great, though: we get to use their building and grounds for our dance class and we hire one of their recent converts. Our place is wonderful--lots of living room and 3 bathrooms, but we do all sleep in a crowded room right now (see above--my bed's in the corner). Today we're going to help build a hospital. Wow. I know I'm in the honeymoon period right now, but this seems just about ideal. Seesta Kaya put it best, though: "What you'll love most about Belize is the way people love."
Mary this is great! I'm so excited for you! What a great opportunity. Way to grab it.
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