Day 1
Today we visited the Mayan ruins of Xunantunich and then we arrived at the village of Maya Center where we will be doing our service project.
We started the day with a delicious breakfast of eggs with peppers, bacon, fresh fruit, beans, raisin bread and homemade freshly squeezed Tamarind juice. We checked out of the Tropical Education Center and arrived at Xunantunich after an hours drive. To get to the ruins we crossed a river on a hand cranked ferry. We were given a tour of the ruins by Peter, and we learned about the history of the Maya and the ruins. We got to climb up two of the buildings where we saw some amazing views of Belize and of Guatemala, because we were very close to the border. We saw first hand the damage caused by erosion and we also saw a Mayan frieze. After visiting the ruins we went souvenir shopping. We bought some beautiful bags, bracelets, headbands and carvings.
Eventually we hopped on the bus for a short ride to lunch where some of us got chicken burritos, hamburgers and fries or barbecue chicken. No matter what we ordered it was all tasty and flavorful. Afterwards we hopped on the bus for four hours to Maya Center, some of us talking, spacing out or spreading out across seats to sleep. Well rested we found ourselves at Maya Center, got settled and made our rooms feel like home. We met Ernesto and Aurora who talked about staying aware of our surroundings and had an amazing dinner of beans, rice, chicken, juice, homemade rolls, rice pudding, coleslaw and birthday cake. We finished the night full, tired and looking forward to tomorrow's work.
Erica&Simone
P.S. Happy Birthday to Simone and to Erica's mom!
Today we visited the Mayan ruins of Xunantunich and then we arrived at the village of Maya Center where we will be doing our service project.
We started the day with a delicious breakfast of eggs with peppers, bacon, fresh fruit, beans, raisin bread and homemade freshly squeezed Tamarind juice. We checked out of the Tropical Education Center and arrived at Xunantunich after an hours drive. To get to the ruins we crossed a river on a hand cranked ferry. We were given a tour of the ruins by Peter, and we learned about the history of the Maya and the ruins. We got to climb up two of the buildings where we saw some amazing views of Belize and of Guatemala, because we were very close to the border. We saw first hand the damage caused by erosion and we also saw a Mayan frieze. After visiting the ruins we went souvenir shopping. We bought some beautiful bags, bracelets, headbands and carvings.
Eventually we hopped on the bus for a short ride to lunch where some of us got chicken burritos, hamburgers and fries or barbecue chicken. No matter what we ordered it was all tasty and flavorful. Afterwards we hopped on the bus for four hours to Maya Center, some of us talking, spacing out or spreading out across seats to sleep. Well rested we found ourselves at Maya Center, got settled and made our rooms feel like home. We met Ernesto and Aurora who talked about staying aware of our surroundings and had an amazing dinner of beans, rice, chicken, juice, homemade rolls, rice pudding, coleslaw and birthday cake. We finished the night full, tired and looking forward to tomorrow's work.
Erica&Simone
P.S. Happy Birthday to Simone and to Erica's mom!
1 comments:
Thank you for thinking of me on my birthday. Great photos and I enjoyed reading about your adventure. Erica's mom
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