My first week of classes has just ended. Many of my classes tie together due to the fact that they are focused on sustainability. The classes I am taking are Consumer Law, Indigenous Perspective on Development, Social Issues in a Developing Country, Applications of Service Learning (my project class) and Mayan Culture and Arceology. They are all very interesting, but I have noticed professors have a tendency not to show up as much here, so classes have been canceled and movies have been watched in place of lecture. I wonder if this trend will continue.
Many of the students on my program finished classes yesterday and bolted for the shore this morning. They took the bus out to Key Cauker for a relaxing weekend at a Youth Hostel. I decided not to go because I wanted to explore around San Ignacio some more. Soon, I am going to go to the Spanish Lookout, which is an island on the Belizean river (I believe) and do other touristy things in the area. There are numerous Mayan ruins around here and I am excited to explore them all.
The students at Galen are facinating. They seem eager to make friends with us international students and want to learn about our culture. I have many new friends and hope to create a lasting relationship with them. I have been working alot on my spanish, speaking with anyone who will talk to me from the cleaning ladies at the hotel to the lunch ladies at Galen. Everyone is polite with my poor Spanish and it helps me feel more comfortable adressing them in the language. I find myself hard of hearing when people speak so I have to have alot repeated, but I understand alot even if I cannot respond in kind.
My diet here is varibiable, but similar. I have lots of rice, beans, chicken, burritos and tortillas (which I fry with some butter to make them tasty!) but there is a wide variety of different restaurents and types of food. Right next door there is a chinese food restaurent. I havent tried it yet, but I hear its good!
All and all my trip is going excelent and I look forward to a nice, slow weekend and cant wait to hear from my fellow class mates about the keys. Hopefully I will be able to learn from their mistakes and take a trip out to the water soon!
Its only been a week and 3 days! how incredible! I hope everything is going well in the states
love from Belize,
Colin
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