We arrived back in Texas on July, 10, 2009, and we were greeted by a crowd of family of friends. The trip to Corpus Christi was quite the adventure, and after a long day of traveling while in a full...
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We left Punta Gorda on Monday, July 6, 2009. Our friends, co workers, fellow Volunteers, and Belizean family wished us farewell as we boarded the plane bound for Belize City. We would spend the next week in the capital city...
Collecting books and organizing the St. Benedict R.C. School Library was a major project during my time in Belize. I worked with several organizations to collect books. In late June we received a large book donation from our family and...
When the St. Benedict Butterflies Girls Club began in June 2008, I went over the various activities that the girls would be participating in. Painting a mural was on the list, and the girls were very excited about painting and...
We all make plans: how we will finish things up, how we will wrap up our service as Peace Corps Volunteers, etc. John was scheduled to depart Belize in early July. I would follow a few weeks later after finishing...
Earlier in the year I collaborated with my aunt and uncle in Houston, Texas, to organize a book drive for the St. Benedict R.C. School Library. I wrote an article for their church newsletter and put together a slide show...
The Black Orchids have not stopped talking about our first match together back in May, and we couldn’t wait for our next game. We played under the lights in Placencia following the Gibnuts game. The Placencia Pearls were also excited...
Last weekend we traveled to Placencia for the annual Lobster Fest Weekend Celebration and a little futbol. The game had been planned for weeks. There was fear that rising waters at Kendal might keep the Gibnuts from playing with a...
The St. Benedict Butterflies Girls Club recently invited Coach Zuniga from Toledo Community College for a volleyball session. Coach Zuniga is the husband of one of St. Benedict’s teachers, Mrs. Leticia Zuniga, and has led his volleyball team to international...
Families, friends, students, and community members celebrated the graduation of the Forest Home Methodist School Standard VI students last week. Unfortunately John was in Belmopan with Close of Service Medical and was able to attend, so I gladly went in...
Recently the St. Benedict Butterflies headed to the school kitchen to make play dough. This simple recipe was lots of fun to make, and the girls had a great time taking turns mixing, stirring, and kneading the play dough. Though...
During the last week of school the staff from Forest Home Methodist School surprised John with a goodbye dinner at Miss Marian’s Restaurant. John had no idea the teachers were planning a dinner and was so surprised when he walked...
Last week the staff and PTA of St. Benedict R.C. School honored those who have served the school in the past year. John and I, a few other Peace Corps Volunteers, and community members who have given their time to...
Graduation from primary school is widely celebrated throughout the country of Belize, and last week we attended graduation ceremony of the Standard VI students from Little Flower R.C. School. Teachers, family, and friends gathered to celebrate in Forest Home Village....
The St. Benedict Butterflies have been very busy working on a school mural, but recently we invited Miss Maria to demonstrate how to crochet. The girls were very excited about learning how to crochet. Miss Maria was very patient with...
As we are approaching the final weeks of our service in Belize, we have begun to say goodbye to so many. Last week we said farewell to Haruka, Yuki, and Noriko, our friends and fellow development volunteers living and working...
Peace Corps celebrates Dads! We would like to wish all of the Dad's in our lives a wonderful and happy Father's Day!
We celebrated our 5th Wedding Anniversary in Playa del Carmen in the Yucatan Region of Mexico. John and I headed north towards Corozal, Belize’s most northerly town, only 20 minutes form the Mexican Border. We spent some time with fellow...
Every year on May 22 people around the world celebrate the International Day for Biological Diversity, showing support for conserving the Earth’s biodiversity. This year’s theme was invasive alien species, a major threat to biodiversity. This year Sustainable Harvest International,...
Religion and spirituality are an important part of the curriculum of St. Benedict R.C. School. The students in Standard III have been preparing for First Holy Communion since January. Recently seven students received their first communion at St. Peter Claver...
A few weeks ago DeSmet Jesuit High School, an all boys Catholic School in St. Louis, MO, visited Belize for their annual Service Learning Trip. Our relationship with DeSmet began last year, when they were assigned to work at St....
The end of May marked the beginning of Cricket Season in the Toledo District. John is an assistant coach of the Forest Home Methodist School Cricket Team. The team competed in their first game defeating Mafredi Methodist School. Their next...
Last weekend John and I went to the wedding of Miguel Cho and Ruth Pop, parents from St. Benedict R.C. School. Their three children are a delight, and I enjoy working with Teresita and Noraldo at school. We received our...
One of the highlights of the Toledo Cacao Festival was the Moro Dance performed by villagers from Santa Cruz at the Maya site of Lubaantun. The dance was brought to Belize by Mayas from Guatemala for cultural preservation and includes...
The 3rd Annual Toledo Cacao Fest took place over the Commonwealth Holiday Weekend on May 22, 23, and 24. We were excited to take part in this year’s activities, since last year we were visiting our family and friends in...
The goal of the Gibnuts, the Peace Corps Belize men's futbol team, is to promote a cultural exchange and emphasize the importance of good sportsmanship and living a healthy and active lifestyle. After almost two years, the Peace Corps Belize...
Last night a 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck at 2:24 a.m. off the coast of Honduras sending shock waves throughout Central America. We awoke to the house violently shaking not knowing what was happening and vacated the premises. There was minimal...
The Gibnuts defeated LDS United a few months ago in San Ignacio, and LDS United was ready for a re-match. The heat was on, the Gibnuts were ready to play, and there was great turnout of fans. The Gibnuts scored...
A few weeks ago we headed to San Ignacio Town to Cahal Pech Village Resort for our Close of Service Conference, a three-day training on wrapping up our time as Peace Corps Volunteers in Belize. While a major focus of...
We were recently in Belize City and decided to make a stop at the Museum of Belize. Located in downtown Belize City at the north end of Queen Street near the Central Bank of Belize, the Museum was built in...
Along the banks of the New River, just south of Orange Walk Town at Tower Hill is Belize Sugar Industries Ltd., a sugar mill that manufactures raw sugar from sugar cane. Sugar cane was introduced to the Corozal District in...
While we were in the Orange Walk District visiting our friends Melissa and Coy, we took a day trip to the Maya site of Lamanai. South of Guinea Grass, on the New River Lagoon, Lamanai is about 2km from Indian...
Last weekend we traveled north and visited Melissa and Coy, our good friends and fellow Peace Corps Volunteers. Melissa and Coy live in Guinea Grass Village in the Orange Walk District. We started our 6 ½ hour journey north early...
We met the Clarks at the Belize City Airport fresh from our trip to Tikal. We were so excited to finally have them visit Belize. After a short flight from Houston, Texas on TACA, we loaded up our rental car...
Over the Easter Break we headed to Guatemala for a few days to check out Tikal, one of the Major sites of the Maya Civilization. The magnificent ruins of Tikal are set within the Parque Nacional Tikal, a protected nature...
To wrap up Women’s Month, we invited Senator Pulcharia Teul to the St. Benedict Butterflies Girls Club weekly meeting. Senator Pulcharia did a great job explaining the Government system of Belize, and her role and responsibilities as a Senator. Belize...
Last week the Forest Home Girls and Boys Softball Teams competed in their zone tournament. While the Forest Home Girls Team lost, the Forest Home Boys Team claimed victory over Little Flower R.C. and moved on to the District Tournament....
One of the goals of the St. Benedict Butterflies Girls Club is to expose young girls in the area to strong, influential, female role models. I was so excited to have Miss Eldorah Rubio, the first female to the join...
Last Saturday we traveled to San Vicente, a Kekchi Village, about 40 miles west of Punta Gorda on the Belize/Guatemala Border. San Vicente has a population of 520, and is the site of a fellow PCV, Josh. San Vicente was...
Miss Damiana, one of the St. Benedict Butterflies’ mother, is a member of a local women’s craft group in the Indianville area. I asked Miss Damiana to come and show the St. Benedict Butterflies how to make bracelets out of...
“Celebrating Our Identity” is this year’s theme of the annual Maya Day sponsored by Tumul K’in Center of Learning located in Blue Creek. Tumul K’in is a secondary school that integrates the fundamental elements of the Maya culture into education....
It’s never too early to begin thinking about what’s next after Primary School, and the St. Benedict Butterflies recently took a tour of Toledo Community College. Toledo Community College, or TCC, is one of the few high schools in the...
On Friday, schools, businesses, and organizations from all over Toledo celebrated the 4th Annual Toledo Food Fair, celebrating healthy minds, healthy bodies, and a healthy Belize. The Food Fair was sponsored by Coca-Cola and Crystal Water, Plenty Belize, and the...
The St. Benedict Butterflies recently made tear art picture frames from cereal boxes and scraps of construction paper. The girls were a bit confused as to why I wouldn’t let them just use scissors, but soon got the hang of...
Rachel & Todd, our good friends from back home, spent a week with us touring the country and getting to know about our lives here in Belize. We started out the week in the Belize River Valley, as Todd &...
The final leg of the race started at 9:00 a.m. Monday morning with 88 boats. By the last day a few teams had unfortunately dropped out of the race, due to injury, equipment failure, or illness. We packed up camp,...
We woke up around 4:30a.m. to prepare for the longest day of the La Ruta Maya. We prepared food and water for the paddlers and headed to the riverbank for the 60 mile journey. After we cheered everyone on at...
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