Caye Caulker/Belize City

My last few days in Belize were extremely enjoyable. Andy and I spent a day in Caye Caulker, laying in the sun and snorkelling a portion of the world’s largest barrier reef. After returning to Belize City, we spent the evening with Mark, friend of Andy´s, who had started and now runs a non-profit organization called Hand-in-Hand Ministries that works on issues such as housing, infrastructure and HIV/AIDS services in the poorer communities of Belize City. We were joined by Mark´s girlfriend, who is from Guatemala working in the tourism industry in Belize, and we all went to the supermarket (much like one at home) to purchase materials for a dinner of chicken Alfredo, salad and freshly baked cookies. We spent the evening talking, joking and enjoying our meal and as I enjoyed the company of these people I had just met hours before, I was again amazed at how lucky I have been to have had the opportunity to travel, to meet such wonderful people and to have experiences I would never have been able to have otherwise.