HOT HOT HOT

Hey Everyone,

So let us begin by saying how extremely hot it is (not that we didn't expect this....but boy is it hot). We are in the hottest months of the year in Belize. Nate and I are staying hydrated and trying to stay as cool as possible. Most days the temperature stays around 94 degrees. It does cool down sometimes when it briefly rains. From what we understands, Belize never has thunderstorms or lightning but just a lot of rain. Well, except for this past weekend where Nate and I got stuck in a pretty big thunderstorm....where should I begin.

Nate and I went on a PCV visit (Is where we go and stay with current volunteers for the weekend). PCV stands for Peace Corps Volunteer. Nate and I stayed in Belize city. It is the largest city in Belize and it felt like the states and less like Belize. We stayed with a married couple named Pat and Keri. They were Kool (that's in Kreol...wink wink). We left on Friday and returned to Belmopan on Monday. Friday we went to a really cool restaurant. It was yummy...my favorite meal thus far. The four of us got caught in this really amazing thunderstorm that night. The electricity went out and it was beautiful. Saturday we walked to the market and throughout Belize City for most of the day. We made dinner that night for all of the PCV visiting Belize City for the weekend. I was so proud. I learned how to make a true Belizian Meal. I also made tortillas. I am now officially a pro. Sunday, Nate and I went with a group of PCVs to an island called Caye Caulker. It was beautiful. Nate and I had a blast. We will post pictures soon to show everyone. Sunday night we ate at one of the most well known restaurants in Belize City call Le Che's $5 fried chicken. Yum. And finally, Monday we headed back home. During the weekend though, we met with some people that Keri works with. They were great.

Since Monday, Nate and I have been working hard on presentations that we have to do for community members. Nate is presenting next week on Computer websites and I am presenting on safety planning for children from 5-7yo. This weekend we are planning on sleeping and possibly going to pick up trash and tree planting in a town called Dangriga.

So....next time, I will be writing on our daily schedule thus far, so you guys might have an idea of how we spend our crazy and action packed days. We miss everyone tons. We wish we could talk to everyone. If you can make internation calls and would like to call us, email us and we can give you our number. Feel free to email us too and we will definitely respond back when we can. We hope everyone is doing well.

Love ya,
Michelle (and Nate)