Picture of the Day 121: Toilets, Sweet Tings, & TIB

One of the coolest parts of the orphanage/mud hut project is the fact that the site will be almost entirely self sustaining - complete with making their own compost for the crops they'll grow on site. We did our best to help out by using the on-site outhouse. Hey, we do what we can for the environment and sustainability. ;)

 

Even in just 10 days, we were able to create a few small traditions for our group. For instance, after a long day of shoveling mud, painting, or demoing a building, we liked to treat ourselves to a slice of cake at a little cafe in San Ignacio called Sweet Tings. It was a nice comfort of home...and they made a strong cup of coffee.

Me enjoying one of the few jolts of caffeine I had the entire trip to Belize. Oh coffee. I love you. 

 

We worked with an organization called ProBelize to organize our trip on site. Here's Adrian the program director. It was definitely a challenge for all of us to become comfortably with the "go with the flow," "everything will work out even if it all seems crazy disorganized" attitude of most Belizeans. A phrase we grew to loathe and love was "TIB! This is Belize!"