Things I miss
-The 95% lower chance of catching lice
-Downloading Music
-Showering without the company of spiders/cockroaches/scorpions
-’02 Accord
-My favourite time of the year in Saskatchewan. End of Winter.
-Jale and La Sibs
-A house that is NOT complete with a giant ingrown beehive.
-Cheap apples. Mmm.
-R.I.P crappy television set with missing volume and channel controls.
-Lucie!
-Not sweating 24/7
-A phone with visible numbers on the keypad. And if it types in English T9 I wouldn’t complain.
-Miss Hofstra
Things I love
-Roomies under the age of 63!!! - Jade, Landon, Charis, and Brooke; all good friends from SK!
-Babies in Onesies.
-The shocked faces JR and Laquisha make when they lose their balance and almost fall. Priceless.
-Death Hikes through Jaguar reserves.
-Riding the sketchiest Ferris Wheel EVER at the Belizean Fair.
-Fresh Coconut right off the tree.
-Sitting on the bench at the park with Edgar laying beside me, head on my lap.
-Swimming in the River with the kids.. and managing to survive. Barely.
-Reggae/Dancehall/Punta beats!
-Getting my hair braided by Lelani.. even when she gets lazy and only finishes half.
-Swimming in the pool on the beach in Hopkins - Gimme a break, I know the ocean is better, but I’ve had one too many greetings from a Jellyfish, thank you.
-Edgars dance moves… usually on the verge of inappropriate.
-Lime and Watermelon juice.
-Evening chats while being walked home by one of the guys.
-Jade’s purple clothes.
-Ideal’s (Freezies) at the park with the boys.
-Days when the kids have no homework, or better yet – no school.
-Cappucino’s at Perkup.
-Babies peeing on Brooke and Alex rather than myself
-Swinging with baby Benjamin on my lap, looking down 10 seconds later to find he’s fast asleep.
-Cholis with the crew.
-Double/Triple up days at Digicell
-Squeezing around the laptop to watch a legit movie. Wait a second..
-Shayannie living life as a musical
-Fake Quarrels with Coleen, ending up in giggles.
-Mini Ice Cream from the Grocery store.
-Victory Banana’s at the top of Xunantunich
-Ziplining through the heart of the jungle
-Laquisha, grabbing her arm, “This isn’t muscle! All I see is skinny!”
-Speaking a little Creole (Attemping to, anyway)
- The secret ingredient to Steph Ardell’s version of Belizean cooking. Fajita Seaoning.
-Belizean boys quoting Enrique Iglasias hahaha.
-Making dinner with all the roomies. (With Fajita spice, of course)
-Casual bike wipeouts in the ditches.
-Rosita convincing Alex she is going to get a parasite from the river.
-Josiah cuddling while we read, even though he’s mad at me.
-Watching Sean, Laquisha’s big brother, hold her up with one hand, pretending to throw her over the fence.
-Reading NYLON to sooth my fashion cravings for awhile.
-When the kids get offended if I haven’t given them a hug yet.
-Keiron, DJ, and Mia’s constant thumb sucking.
-Playing the bubbles game while bathing the toddlers.
-Watching the waves crash onto the shore at 5am in Hopkins.
-Belizean dance lessons with Esther and Gladys. Shakira’s got nothin on us.
-Trash talking during Bball with the boys.
-Lounging by the pool at Cahal Pech
-Alex’s trip to the hospital… from stubbing her toe. Ohh Ahmed
-Edgar’s Fashion sense. Black wifebeater, black shorts with flames, and too-big hiking boots. Babe Magnet.
-Playing “Stick out your tongue” Tag with Marlon.
-Alexia dragging Benjamin around the play room, giggling like crazy at Benji’s HUGE grin.
-Listening to Hannah’s beautiful voice as she plays guitar at perkup or the fair.
-Riding people home on my bike.
-Endless conversations with Jamelia about the latest drama with her Juvie.
-Waking up in the morning only to wander over to Jade (and Alex’s) room and fall back asleep.
-Booty wars with Xena.
-Yoga in the cool breeze on the deck.
-Cheesy poses for pictures.
-Having an actual tan.
-Being threatened by Edgar, “I’ma tell my girlfriend on you”
-Realizing more and more that Belizean life’s not so different from Canadian life.
-Dj giggling when someone trips or falls. A boy after my own heart.
-Sleepovers at Faye’s, and never being quite sure what’s going to come out of her mouth next.
-Nightly Devotions at the home
-Nathan’s face plastered with the cutest smile in the world, 24/7.
-Time slipping away unnoticed while we talk for hours on the terrace.
-Jacob enticing giggles out of the toddlers right before turning around to whop his brother. Ohhh Jake.
-Meeting many great people from all over the world.
-Sitting on the deck for either a) Silent lightning storms or b) Pounding rain
-Josiah Reading with hardly any help!!!!
-Having my parents see and take part in my life here… and meet the kids that are the loves of my life.
-Really great Belizean friends.
-Walking alongside Alex on her Project Serve makeup trip. Proud of you girl.
-Hanging out with the cutest, most amazing kids in the world every single day.
-Feeling 100% at home and absolutely loving life.
Again, I could keep writing memory after memory.. but I'd rather go hang out with some kids!
