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Hi fam and friends.

Nate and I have been busy beavers. Let me try to recap the last week or so for you guys. Well everyone probably saw that we had that tropical storm come up last week. Peace Corps has incredible procedures for weather situations.The week the storm actually came, we actually had a hurricane drill (kind of like a fire drill but instead a hurricane drill). We all (110 volunteers throughout Belize) had to go the office to make sure we could all get there safely and follow the protocol. We all did it in less than 8 hours (which is pretty cool considering most bus trips are like 6-8 hours to get to the office....including where we live in the south). GO PEACE CORPS! Any who, after that fun drill we went to Placencia for Lobster Fest. Placencia is a local hang out for Belizians. The ocean is beautiful. We had a blast for the first two days but then Peace Corps had us evacuate from Placencia because of the fear of the tropical storm. FYI...we got nothing. A few rain showers, but everyone and every where in Belize was safe. Also let me reassure everyone....Peace Corps keeps us incredibly safe. You never have to worry about us in a storm/hurricane. Etc.

On Monday, Nate and I moved out of our host families house and into our own house. YAY. It was bitter sweet for Nate and I. We will miss our host family considerably, but they live two houses down from our new house, so i am pretty sure we will still hang out with them. We are super excited to be living alone again. The house is beautiful and its coming along. We have our kitchen set up, but we have no living room yet, so right now we have white lawn chairs for a living room set. Awesome. We kind of like it. We keep thinking....this is what it is all about.

Last night Nate and I made our first dinner for a few of the other Peace Corps volunteers. I made the tortillas....i could give pointers if anyone needs them :), and we made Kalalu and eggs and served it with happy cow cheese. We made a pretty traditional Belizian meal. Kalalu is like spinach. Yum. We find that we have to relearn how to make meals here and cook them.

Today I am heading to Hopkins, another beautiful beach. I am just planning on hanging out with a friend for the night. I am on school break til September. I am utilizing the time by traveling and working on secondary projects. Taking care of Nate too. Nate still has to work daily. He loves his placement very much. They actually invited Nate on a weekend fishing trip on the ocean. Cool huh. I think he is in heaven.

Okay, so besides that, we took some pictures of the town and of our house. We hope to upload them soon. Happy 4th!

We love and miss you all very much.

Michelle (and Nate)