All in a days Work

So I would like to apologize for being so late on posting, but I had a lot to post! Projects I was lucky to be able to do a large range of things while I was there I learned a ton and had so much fun doing it. Here is the list of all the things I did....

• Worked in the Old People home
• helped with physical therapy
• also helped deliver meals to people who were home bound
• Volunteered at Faith Nazzarine Primary school
•     helped the teachers in classroom and grading papers while school was in session 
•     help run a three week reading camp after school ended, taught Standard Two which    was ages 7-9
• Worked on St. Ignatius School
•     Learned how to make and do concrete, built a walkway and a ramp
•     painted over 200 desks 
• Beautify St. Andrews Primary School 
• painted 20 window shutters 
•  Volunteered at Kings Orphanage in Belmopan
• helped with the sports camp we were holding there  

Here is the things that were being done by other volunteers

•  Helping put up a map and make a brochure to increase tourism in a small town called Sucotzz
• Two week computer classes at the George Price center in Belmopan, taught about 40 kids computer basics
• put on a benefit dinner and raised over 2000$ for Mary Open Doors a shelter for battered women
• Piano and guitar lessons for local kids who were interested 
• Peace camp at Mary Open Doors 
• Volunteering at Marla's a girls home in Belmopan 
• Health presentations at the school we worked at during the reading camps

There is also additional projects and things that were done before got there and after I left, this is just a general summary of what we spent our time doing while I was there.

My favorite project by far was the reading camp, it was such a challenge but so rewarding I absolutely loved working with the kids. The only language barrier I ran into was trying to teach them how to rhyme, due to there accents and such a mix of languages rhyming is something they truly just do not understand. There was such a wide range of skill level, understanding and speed that sometimes it became difficult, but I hope and I think they learned something or at least improved skills they already had. If not they will definitely remember the summer they had a white girl from the states trying to teach them english. There were several teachers and we spent 7:30-12 teaching and usually the afternoon or night planning the lesson for the next day, or working on other projects, it definitely wasn't as easy as I thought it was going to be, but like I said it was so rewarding and I learned a lot from it. I was so glad I got to do a wide range of things. I absolutely loved this experience, I loved the people I got the opportunity to live with, they are all incredible and I learned so much from them and had so much fun with them. I fell in love with the country it has such a unique and beautiful culture and was amazing to be able to live there for 6 weeks. I was lucky I was able to do such a wide range of things and work so closely with the people of the country. It truly makes me think twice about how incredibly blessed we are to even just live in the country we live in. We have so many opportunities here and living away from it all truly puts things in perspective. Thank you everybody who followed along on my weak attempt to keep up with what I did and for your patience on my slow posting. Also a special thank you to everybody who helped make this possible, I really appreciate it, it was truly an opportunity of a lifetime. I love you all!

 Being taught how to mix concrete.

 The ziplining picture from earlier

 Helping Keizia with classwork. I miss all my students!

 Painting windows at Saint Andrews

 More window painting Im all the way in the back, it was this blue oil paint that was impossible to get off and basically got all over us I pretty much turned into a smurf and it didnt come off until I had been home for a week.

 Fun day!! Me and Jez in the back of a truck.

 Some of the 200 desks we painted. I think I posted this picture earlier sorry for the repeat.

 Cementing the walkway! We also did a couple ramps on other parts of the campus.

 My class!! None of the kids there smile for pictures and I'm not sure why.

 "Crazy" picture, finally got them to smile..kind of

 All of the teachers from the reading camp!!

 Kids from class, Daniel and Dulce.

 More kids, Kezia, Christopher and Chirs

 More concrete...

 Tearing up grass

 Everyone in the house the night before I left! With mama K of course. I love them and miss them all so much!

Sunset...seems like a good closure picture. Sorry I dont have pictures from all our projects! There is also more project pictures in an earlier post. Love you All!