GLA Belize has officially begun!
Students started arriving at 10 a.m., and by dinnertime we had 23 student volunteers here at Monkey Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, our home base for the three weeks. (We're still waiting for three who arrive tomorrow. Can't wait to meet you guys!) Everyone was tired after long flights, but they still had enough energy to make friends over a dinner of Belizean chicken, rice and beans and cake. Then we did a round of more formal introductions, went over ground rules and shared what we were most excited about for the weeks ahead. Answers ranged from making new friends to meeting the Belizean kids we'll be tutoring to visiting Mayan ruins and snorkeling. There were smiles all around as we closed for the evening, then a mad dash for the showers—anything to stave off the heat of the Belizean night.
And tomorrow we begin! Ya mon!
GLA Belize — Rhythms of the Carribean crew
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