July 4th 2011

I was fortunate enough to have a wonderful 4th of July this year! Library camp started and it was a GREAT first day. I also was able to celebrate the 4th with Greg and Kevina. We had a nice little lunch of hot dogs and coke. :)

Greg, Kevina and I (Red, Blue and White!)

Yummy meal

Kevina's lovely tablescap

  

Dominos from Guatemala...sure why not?

Last month a few PCVs, Kristen, Cali and Lilly got together to order pizza from Guatemala to celebrate Lilly's 24th Birthday. You may ask yourself HOW? WHY? and these are great questions. We had heard you could order pizza to the water taxi in Puerto Barrios and then pick it up at customs here in PG. We thought it was time we put it to the test! Kristen did all the leg work, schmoozing the captain and gathering all information.

Happy Birthday Lilly! (look how artsy I've become, haha)



Lilly, Kristen and I posing with our PIZZA!



The pizza got a little wet on its ride in the water taxi

YUMMY!

American Love

Happy Fourth of July!

My appreciation for the United States of America has increased immensely while living abroad for 2 years. Here is a short list of some serious and some silly reasons of why I am grateful to be an AMERICAN:

1. 1.       Freedom of speech. The ability to say what you think and feel!
2. 2.       The everyday conveniences. This ranges from a whole aisle of soaps to only going to one store to find your favorite chips!
3. 3.        Ease and affordable communication. Being able to call/text family and friends that is dependable and not expensive!
4. 4.       Slurpees. Thank you 7-eleven.
5. 5.       Education. We have the opportunity to go to school and continue to learn throughout our entire lives. The schools we attend are some of the best in the world.
6. 6.       Endless opportunities. You want to go to college? GO. You want to travel? GO. You want to open a business. DO IT. We have the ability to choose what we want to do and endless resources to get there.
7. 7.       Land of plenty. America really has everything at our fingertips, I know I didn't always appreciate this. 

These are just a few things that came to my mind as I celebrate another 4^th of July in Belize. I hope all of you have a great day full of BBQs and swimming!