Blogs from Central America Caribbean - page 2099

ALL I CAN SAY IS WOW!!! I HAVE ARRIVED TO MY DESTINATION OF CAHUITA WHICH IS REAL PEACE!!! THE CABINA I AM STAYING AT IS CALLED SEASIDE CABINA. THE NAME PRETTY MUCH EXPLAINS ITSELF. HAMMOCKS ARE ALL OVER THE PLACE AND BEACH SIDE IS WITHIN MINUTES AWAY. THIS PLACE IS BEAUTIFUL I THINK I WILL CHILL HERE FOR AWHILE!!!... read more

(sorry it's a bit of a long one) Wandering around Belize City, it's surprisingly hard to find anything you want. For example, finding a tourist information place was an hour's quest that eventually failed, all the places having moved countless times in recent years so that not even locals know where they are. Nevertheless, although slightly irritating from a personal perspective, this is a prime example highlighting what a dynamic and vibrant place this small city is, and one that is constantly developing and changing. After spending about 30 hours travelling (and what felt like a similar length of time sleeping once here), from Toronto, through Houston's "we do not take highly to persons joking about any act of security. You will be arrested" airport, I was welcomed into Belize with a huge 'Subway' billboard. At ... read more

Well we did it... finally the first country NONE of us have been too. We woke up at 6am and the goof that picked us up demanded 700 more pesos. We argued and cursed and told him to phone the guy at the bar we bought the tickets from (seriously) we drove into Palenque and it was "miraculously" sorted out. Good. Done with Mexico! We drove for awhile to an amazing breakfast. Did I mention it was an amazing breakfast? Ok let me explain this, back a few hours prior I was woke up at 5:30 AM from the alarm on my watch and was taken from a beautiful dream involving the most delicious home made breakfast that Dad made me, garlic hash browns, that special bacon with honey and mustard baked in the oven, scrambled ... read more

I finally got to spend one night out of the convent. I’m very gracious to the four Jamaican guys (all who spend lots of time at St. Pius) who took Meaghan and I to our first Jamaican party. We met them at St. Pius and then drove to a two-story building near New Kingston to commence the evening. According to most of the Jamaicans that we have talked to, most Jamaican parties don’t really get going until around 2:00 AM. Here we were out at 12:00 am and the party was, well wasn’t hopping. We paid $150 (US$2ish) to go to the rooftop where there was a DJ. A DJ here actually spins, and interrupts songs to add some lyrics or beat of his own. I really enjoyed getting to see the party to begin. After ... read more

This blog entry does not have a theme—not that any of my other blog entries have had themes—rather, it is a collection of ideas or items that I have noticed this past week. PLEASE NOTE: I have a new email address: ANDREW4CR@GMAIL.COM More on the people… I again this week have focused my thoughts on the people who live around me, mostly by observing and wondering what they are thinking, and of course, what they think of me. I have come up with a few conclusions this week. I don’t know how accurate my conclusions are, and certainly others’ opinions will differ, though one’s impressions cannot easily be judged I suppose. In the greater San Ramon area where I live, there seems to be something more innocent about the people here, particularly the younger people—guys and ... read more