Well, today is my first day of school here in Belize. I took a picture of all my friends boarding the school bus with me- many smiles. The bus had to stop for some horses crossing the street.

There are mango trees outside the window. The sunsets are gorgeous. We had an orientation on a roof top. The little girl in my homestay family likes to hold my hand.

On Saturday we painted an old school building. A woman from the village, holding hands with her gorgeous thumb-sucking child, came and brought us the most delicious homemade cake I've ever eaten.

It is unbelievably fantastic here.