Day 4 in Belize

Good Morning from Belize!!  It's hard to believe it's already day 4 of our trip.  We have had a busy 4 days and the whole group has been amazing.  Yesterday we left Cockscomb Jaguar Preserve and headed to Maya Center.  We had a wonderful time visiting the Mayan Museum and learning about the Mayan culture.  After the museum we headed to the Shrimp Farm.  The property was amazing!  There were hundreds of different kinds of fruit trees all over the property.  Many of the kids tried fruits they had never had before.  We even drank coconut milk straight from the coconuts that we cut down ourselves.  The lunch we were served was amazing and we were all excited to have ice in our water.  After the shrimp farm we got settled into our rooms at Maya Center and had a some free time.  We took a swim in the river and got cleaned up for dinner.  We had some great team time after dinner learning about our leadership styles.  Bed time seems to be getting earlier and earlier :)

Today we are beginning our service work at the St. Jude School in Maya Center.  Our tasks this year include building two picnic tables and fencing off part of their garden.  As I'm typing this a few of the girls are painting the posts for the fence and the rest of the team is clearing out the garden.  We were able to take a look inside each of the classrooms and see all of the kids.  Our group can't wait to play soccer with them and give them the gifts we brought for them.

Everyone is doing great!!  We are applying sunscreen and bug spray all the time.  No one has gotten sick and everyone seems to be getting good sleep.  The kids really appreciate all of the posts we have been receiving.  They are anxious for me to get back so I can share them all.  We are definitely feeling the love and support from home.  Please know that everyone is great and Mr. Hunter and I are taking great care of them!

We love you all!!

Miss Keim