You may have noticed that there are names you don't recognize who are blogging on here. We are cross-posting every blog that is written on the Oak Ridge and Farragut sites so that you don't miss anything!
Today was our first day of work. I am working with the teen-to-teen group this week and today and tomorrow we are painting in the village of Armenia, which is about 15 minutes away from Jaguar Creek, where we are staying. We got there this morning and met the Belizean teens and got our brushes and buckets. Throughout the day, we painted the majority of three classrooms (the exterior). We painted them light green with dark green trim. We'll finish the classrooms tomorrow and do some other painting, too.
I was amazed to just stand back and watch the activity in the village. People are coming and going all the time. Children are running around, checking to see what's going on in their community. It was so neat to work alongside the Belizean teens and learn about them, their schooling, etc.
Painting also provides a great opportunity for group bonding. I was not surprised to see that our group was much closer by the end of the day than we had been at the beginning. We had discovered new things about each other and about the new people we met.And I'm sure others have told you - but it's absolutely beautiful here - it can't even be described in a blog post. And the food is delicious. We had fried plantains for lunch - Mmmmmmmm. :)
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