Day 5 Entry -- Katie, Naome, and Eddie
On our third and last day of working at the school, we accomplished everything we were planning to do. Such as painting the cafeteria, putting up the fence in front of the school, and fixing the swing set for the kids. It is safe to say that the next schools that come in this summer will finish the fence and painting the cafeteria. Since today is a Saturday, the kids did not come to school, so we were lonely during breaks. Fortunately, one little girl, Vanessa, stopped by the school to say hi. Also, during one of our breaks, our leader, Javier, let us stop by the Mayan chocolate factory to pick up chocolate for our group to have as a snack. Overall, at the school, we believe that we did everything that we could to help make the kids' lives' at school a better place.
While the first group was at the school working, the second group took a car ride and a hike to go tubing in a local Belize river, called South Stann Creek. We learned that in this river, Belize families go to wash their clothes and bodies in this river. Eventually, the water pours into the Caribbean Sea. In this river, it is very shallow, so there is no chance of anyone drowning. (Don't worry, parents!) Both of our groups had a great time, and we felt very good to be in the water, especially because we haven't been swimming in a long time.
At the end of the day, four great leaders came to our dining room and talked with us in groups about their life. One lady started a taxi service to keep kids from walking eight miles everyday. She charged less than most taxi people, so she made lots of money to support not only herself, but her community too. Another leader shared her story. She explained how she worked very hard to accomplish her goal. She shared with us something that will stick in our minds forever: "If you set a goal, no matter what you do, you will achieve your goal." Tonight, our last night at the Maya Center, was a life changing experience for us all.
Shout outs:
Happy Birthday Mom! I hope you had a wonderful birthday.
I missed cutting the cake with you. Love and miss you so much! See you soon!
Love, Sophia
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Hi Eddie, looks like your headed to Tobacco Caye today. Mom and I have watching all the stuff on the Blog and u all did some really good work at the school and had some along the way. Mom and I went to the auction last night , lots of fun and we got U2 tickets. Also got to okay golf the couple days with ur buddies they were asking about u and your trip. Very quiet at home without u , miss u lots and can't wait to see u on tuesday. Love ya, Dad
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ReplyDeleteHi Christian, Dad and I received word yesterday on your mishap during tubing yesterday, sorry, hope you are still managing to have a great time. Enjoying the pics and blog. Take care, can't wait to see you Tuesday. Love from us all!
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ReplyDeleteGood to see you meeting with community leaders. I didn't see you tubing? Did you not go?
Hi Ryan, How are you? Did you guys have fun tubing? We'd like to see more pictures. Have a safe trip to the Caye and enjoy this special time with your friends and teachers. Miss you! Love, Mom
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ReplyDeleteSo, Katie and Will, how was snorkeling today? What kind of animals did you see, and were you able to get photos of them? Bet the water was nice and warm. Enjoy your last day tomorrow. We are looking forward to seeing you on Tuesday. And please bring some of those tropical temperatures back with you!
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