Weekend in Paradise

Maragretrose and I are back in Dangriga after a relaxing weekend in Caye Caulker. Caye Caulker is a very laid back and it was nice to just lounge in a rooftop hammock with a book, swim in the ocean, play cards, and catch up with other teachers participating in the literacy program at other sites. There is something magical about a day where one's biggest decision is whether or not to go snorkeling. Spending hours in the ocean ordering rum drinks from the swim-up bar at the end of the island was definitely a highlight.



The weekend wasn't all relaxation though - Kristin got us moving with a late night Zumba dance class and Greg kept us limber with a early morning yoga class on the roof top. Who needs to go to the gym when you have skilled and enthusiastic colleagues who make you dance and stretch for fun?



Unfortunately, Sandra got sick while in Punta Gorda for the weekend and so she is coming back to Dangriga later tomorrow. Margaretrose and I are going to run the sessions for the secondary teachers and hopefully Sandra will be feeling well enough to teach on Tuesday. I know that it will help her to feel better to know that I am keeping up with the blog :)


To welcome us back to Dangriga we had dinner at the mayor's house. He is a neighbour to Ms. Grace and his wife is a Rotarian and a principal that participated in our workshops last week. We were served yet another delicious Belizean-Spanish dish called escabeche.



I am looking forward to meeting the secondary teachers tomorrow and to finding out how the learning coaches do with presenting the material that we covered with them last week.

--Stan