{"id":6388,"date":"2015-07-19T15:58:48","date_gmt":"2015-07-19T15:58:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.globalroutes.org\/?p=6388"},"modified":"2015-07-19T15:58:48","modified_gmt":"2015-07-19T15:58:48","slug":"san-antonio-belize-has-a-new-school-cafeteria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalroutes.org\/staging\/8011\/2015\/07\/19\/san-antonio-belize-has-a-new-school-cafeteria\/","title":{"rendered":"San Antonio, Belize has a new school cafeteria!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The final days of working on completing the school cafeteria extension project were a success! \u00a0We focused on painting the old cafeteria and cafeteria extension as well as the welcome sign. \u00a0We also added continent names and ocean names to the world map that a Global Routes group originally created in 1992! \u00a0It was great to see an older project still standing in the community! \u00a0We hope many school children will benefit from the new school cafeteria that our 2015 group helped to construct.<\/div>\n
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Some updates from the final construction of the cafeteria: \u00a0the professionals worked on putting up the wood beams to support the roof, the roof itself went up, and the chain link and mosquito net for the windows were installed. \u00a0On Thursday<\/span><\/span> it poured all day – oh the tropical rain! – we couldn’t get any work done at the site so we enjoyed some drier activities as a group instead, including having a family appreciation day for our homestay community. \u00a0We made thank you cards for our homestay families and then spent time with them, doing a chore or two to help them around the house (such as laundry or shucking peanuts) and then we learned how to cook a Belizean dish and helped prepare it for dinner. \u00a0Some foods we learned how to make include garnachas, Johnny cakes, banana cake, bread pudding, tostones, and wheat tortillas. \u00a0We also interviewed our families to make a family tree. \u00a0Thursday<\/span><\/span> evening Kelsey and Alexandra surprised us with a bonfire, or fogata, in Spanish. \u00a0We roasted marshmallows and made s’mores and sat around gazing at stars, talking, and reflecting about the trip.On Friday<\/span><\/span> we were back to work and were able to finish painting the cafeteria. \u00a0We made progress on the welcome sign and completed it all except finishing the school’s emblem. \u00a0Friday<\/span><\/span> evening we had our final meal with our homestay families and then went with them to the farewell at the new cafeteria. \u00a0One student from each homestay spoke about their experiences and speeches were also given by our homestay families, Arcelito, Carlos, James, Marvin, and Pedro. \u00a0We were all grateful for the opportunity we had been given to work in San Antonio, and the community was grateful for the new cafeteria and new relationships formed between Global Routes and San Antonio. \u00a0Kelsey and Alexandra were given a plaque in appreciation. \u00a0After the speeches, we drank watermelon and lime juice and ate cake and tasted a Mayan dish called schtop, which is a warm drink with milk, rice, and squash. \u00a0We gave out some extra gifts we brought from home to the children there and played with bubbles and light up balls. \u00a0All exhausted from the day and happy with our final celebration, we went home to spend our last night with our homestay families and pack for our final days in Caye Caulker.<\/div>\n
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