Last day at St. Matthews

Today, after a stormy night, we woke up to screeching birds. We had breakfast and drove over to the St. Matthews School, prepared to finish up the service projects. The sidewalks had already been completed, and all that was left to do was paint the walls. We took turns painting the walls green, hanging out with our Belizean pals, and spending time with the infants of the school.  We played multiple games of Ninja and Uno and taught each other various hand games. After finishing the wall, we had our last delicious lunch prepared by the St. Matthew’s staff, and Katie’s water bottle spilled all over Jordan. Multiple times.

           

Once lunch was over, we split up the class to discuss major worldwide problems and how to solve them. The topics we covered were gender equality, common diseases, literacy rates, maternal health, infant mortality, and environmental awareness. Then we all had refreshing Coca-Cola and ice cream floats, followed by an epic water balloon fight. It was heavily raining while our war occurred, making it that much more fun.

            Once we finished all of our activities, we sadly had to bid our new Belizean friends farewell.  We exchanged hugs and some addresses and phone numbers, and parted ways. We were soaking wet as we boarded the bus and waved goodbye to our forever friends as we drove away. The group headed for the Art Box next, a building that was part art gallery, part café, and part store, selling handmade traditional Belizean souvenirs and crafts. We all purchased gifts for our families back home, so be prepared to receive multiple interesting items!

 Upon returning to the cabins, we packed up our bags and prepared for our departure tomorrow morning to Tobacco Caye. We had our last dinner at the Tropical Education Centre, held ANCHOR, and slumbered.

                                                           

Until next time,

Katie Buttarazzi and Jordan Yi