Belizean Adventure: 1/13/13 Day 10 Mt Pine Ridge

Punta last night was a lot of fun. The Punta King was really nice and made it interesting. I was somewhat surprised at how well I could move my hips. Vicky and Dani and a lot of the others were very entertaining to watch. It probably lasted about an hour and a half. I took a bunch of videos and pictures.

Today was very excited. We went to Mt. Pine Ridge which is a nature reserve and got to see this one really cool cave, go swimming in a river which made a bunch of pools, and then go jumping off a cliff. I didn’t jump off the large cliff which was about 30ft or so, I jumped off the one that was about 10ft. It was a lot of fun and the day flew by. The cave we went into was called Rio Frio cave and was GORGEOUS. There are really no words that can accurately describe what I saw today, so hopefully the pictures and videos will suffice.

This next week is going to be interesting and exciting. Tomorrow we have to go teach kids at a local school about different health concerns that the Ministry of Health deemed necessary. The topic my group is supposed to talk about is hepatitis A. We’re really not too sure on how we’re going to teach 7 year olds about it in a way that they can understand. We’re thinking about asking them if they know what the liver is, what it does, and tell them what happens when it stops working and what causes hepatitis A… not exactly sure on the details but we’ll figure it out tomorrow before we go. We’re supposed to only have a half day of teaching, so after that we have a free day. Vicky, Hunter, and I and whoever else wants to might go to the Iguana farm that is somewhere near here. Other than that who knows.

Tuesday seems to still be up in the air on what we’re doing. We’re most likely doing a clinic but I don’t think its official. Tuesday night is drumming which should definitely be an entertaining night.

Wednesday is ATM, as long as they don’t cancel, and our farewell dinner.

Thursday we leave for Caye Caulker and go snorkeling

Friday we head home.

I’m pretty excited to head home. It’s been a long 10 days so far and I’m about ready to leave. I’ve been having a great time, but I also miss having quiet time where I don’t have to do anything, where I can just sit, relax, watch TV, and be on the internet.

Oh, also earlier today while I was sitting in my room I made a list of things to not take for granted that I’ve learned while being on this trip:

- Hot water

- Wifi

- Loved ones

- Cell phone service

- Paved roads

- Screen (for windows)

- Having a season where there aren’t any insects

- Multiple blankets

- Doctors and hospitals being affordable

- Health insurance

- Prescription drugs available