At 6 in the
morning, while most people (including me…) were snoring off in bed, some people
woke up early for bird watching sessions, as well as helping the cooks make Fry
Jacks, which are fried biscuits.
Today was
an incredibly hot day, however, the students managed to pull through an
excruciating 15-minute game with the St. Jude’s local soccer team, ending with
a loss of 1-0 St. Judes. Presented by the leaders of the day (Sam and Stanley),
jerseys were given to the soccer team, to wear during competitions and games. BBN
badges were also presented to six local students who helped the BBN community
with a few local activities. We said our final goodbyes to the students of the
St. Jude School and also shared ice cream with community members later in the afternoon.
Stanley’s 13th
birthday was celebrated by appointing him as GOD: god of the day, instead of
the leader of the day. There was a cake with flowers. The BBN community was
excited to learn that during our stay in Tobacco Caye, we will be able to wear
shorts and flip flops/sandals.
We
completed our map activity, and had a lovely lunch with our homestays. Many
students learned certain social facts about the Maya Center community; one even
included the fact that the oldest living person in the community is 110 years
old.
Following
the completion of the map activity, the BBN group had dinner with 5 different
local leaders, asking questions and learning about Maya Center and Belize. All
the leaders had interesting stories, including Ms. Victoria, who paid her way
through college, without the support of her family.
We finishing
off the day (as we do all of our days) with a quick ANCHOR (Appreciation, News,
Concerns, Hopes, Obscurities, and Reading) and local leader sharing activity, everyone
is excited for Tobacco Caye. Our reading was about the 100 people in the world,
with correct proportions. This enlightened the group about how fortunate we
really are.
Potato,
Sam and Stanley
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| Making Fry Jacks in the morning. |
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| Playing Soccer with standard V and VI |
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One of the homestay family
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| Dinner with Ms. Rose |
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| Dinner with Mr. Pop |
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