Camp
January 20, 2012
Camp
The morning started with tortillas and eggs for breakfast. After breakfast we had class, where we talked about truth-telling and we also had a debate on affirmative action. We had a very involved discussion on racism- I think that today was the first day everybody had something to say about the issue.
For lunch we had sandwiches and fried potato chips. After lunch we finished class. It has been very, very sunny and humid- and then randomly rains throughout the day. After class we had free time, so four of us students and the professor walked to Columbia. We were told that the walk would only be twenty minutes and about two miles. The walk ended up being over fifty minutes each way, and I would guess total that we walked six miles. It was fun to see the houses and families that lived in Columbia. There were two little stores and we visited both of them. A few children were out playing in the yards, or climbing trees.
We spent much of the time today working on homework and filling our time talking with each other, as well as the local Belizean children and adults. I had a little boy sit beside me for about an hour and we looked at pictures of Monster Trucks online. It was so much fun to talk with him and show him pictures. He also wanted to see pictures of my family. There were a few girls who soon appeared because they too wanted to see pictures of my family. The girls were super cute and kept asking about the pronunciation of the names of everybody in my family.
Dinner was burritos and they were good, but I am excited about getting to eat pizza tomorrow! After dinner we watched a video and had to reflect on the video. We then packed everything up and prepared for tomorrow. We are leaving this camp and heading to Belize City. We should have transportation (and a driver) from here on out- so we should not be stuck at the camp anymore!
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