Just a tad late..

So as most of you know, I am no longer in Belize, I'm in France!

I've set up my second blog to chronicle my time spent here, and hopefully I will update more diligently this time around.

There is a link on the right hand side that will lead you to my blog for france, but if that's a bit complicated just click here -> La Vie Francais

Anyway, I have one more post that I wrote shortly before I left Belize which I will dedicate to my mom for not forgetting the time I mentioned I had written it and not gotten around to posting it. Here ya go. Thanks for following along on my Belizean adventure and for all of your thoughts and prayers along the way. Enjoy.

Sitting out on the terrace in my favourite spot on the railing, I look out at the same city I saw I saw for the first time a few months ago and reflect on the last phase in my life. It’s a strange feeling to take in the surroundings that have shed their previous mask of unfamiliarity, yet are as intriguing to me as they were that day, 5 short months ago. The brightly coloured houses are as beautiful and charming as ever, and the road, though slightly eroded from the pounding spurts of Belizean rainfall, holds countless memories of trips up and down, to and from this place I’ve come to call home. I sit and breathe in the hot humid air as I try to ignore the ever-present charade of howling canines attempting to relieve all the citizens of a decent night’s sleep. Though I’m still here, I can’t help but miss this place already.

I leave in just a few days shy of three weeks and I’m not quite sure how to feel. On the one hand, it will be great to refamiliarize the faces of family and friends, snuggle in my own bed amidst the comfort of air conditioning, and reacquaint myself with the casualties of my daily Canadian life. However, the other hand feels much heavier, as it bears the weight of dozens of relationships that will be left behind when I go. Knowing that I will not see the beautiful faces I’ve grown to love and adore, overflowing with so much joy and laughter every day, devastates me. It’s hard to comprehend what it will be like to be so much further than a quick bicycle ride away from them at any given moment. Time is ticking away ominously in the back of my mind telling me to live not only every day, but also every moment to the absolute fullest, because they continue to slip quickly through my grasp, no matter how tightly I try to hold on to them.

I have been so blessed to be able to partake in this experience and it’s been nothing short of incredible. I know I won’t soon go a day without the faces of so many great friends and extraordinary kids gracing my mind with their presence. For now I will just cherish my dwindling time here, and long for the day when Belize and I will be united once again.