We made it!!! It’s so unBELIZEable! So this was my first plane ride. At first, I honestly was really scared. Even when we got to the airport, literally everyone on the team asked how I was doing. If I was feeling okay. If I needed anything. This helped me so much- just knowing that everyone was looking after me and was asking how I was doing. Also, it was helpful knowing that no one thought it was weird or thought of me less. The TVs on the plane from Vancouver to Toronto were pretty cool, everyone was playing 8 ball and trivia with each other from all over the plane and most of us didn’t sleep. From Toronto to Belize City the plane was much, much smaller and a few of us felt claustrophobic. When we got off the plane in Toronto, we walked off into a tunnel that lead us into the terminal. But when we got off the plane in Belize, we got off the smaller plane down a staircase and had to walk outside to the arrival area. As soon as we got off the plane in Belize, the heat and humidity hit us all.
The environment in Corozal, Belize is so much different then Abbotsford and even just Canada in general. Most of the people living in Corozal are of a simpler lifestyle, but as we drove along the road, I noticed that there would be a bunch of little, run-down houses or shops and then a huge ‘fancy’ house. Another thing I noticed as soon as we got out of the airport, was all the bright coloured buildings. There were bright colours everywhere- on houses, cars, billboard signs, etc. The drivers in Belize were able to impressively maneuver around all types of cars, sometimes we didn’t think we would make it but we some how squeezed through, all without a seat belt on. As we walk down the streets around our hotels, taxis and buses will honk at us just to see if we needed a ride.
The best part of the day was getting to our hotel and finally being able to relax. As we turned the corner we saw the ocean!! We were all in awe at the beautiful view that we get to experience for the next week. Playing in the ocean this afternoon was a blast. We found a small boating dock with algae on it which made it super slippery. We spend so long trying to climb up the boat launch without falling down… but most of us failed. At the end of the night we had a little bit of a worship time and we sang songs that we are going to be singing in church on Sunday and chapel on Monday.
Crazy to think we have done all of this in one day. Signing off now as I have only had one hour of sleep since I left home.
- Makenna
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