I often say it takes many drops of water to fill a bucket. My story today – about how different people in a couple of countries came together to help fill a need for the Holy Cross feeding program – illustrates just that. Preparing and serving breakfast, a fruit snack and lunch everyday [...]
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September 23rd, 2009 - 11:27 am § in Belize, Good Ideas, In the Field, Looking for Opportunity, Tips & Resources, Volunteer
Belize Volunteer Opportunities
At the big Independence Day party in town, I ran into Alexis, one of the kids from Holy Cross. I mentioned I saw him in pictures from a field trip to the mainland, and I asked how he had enjoyed it. His face lit up and he was all excited to tell me about the [...][...]
Volunteer Vacation
As a full time blogger living abroad, I have noticed a common bond among other bloggers and their willingness to help promote each other’s volunteer efforts. In some ways, it’s simple for bloggers to volunteer because they can help spread the word about a particular event or charitable organ[...]
Wing It
I am starting to notice a trend as I read fellow contributors’ stories. While we are all going through vastly different experiences throughout Latin America, we are also sharing some common ones. Mabogota’s post this week – Teaching English with a Fake Degree I Bought off the Internet [...]
August 27th, 2009 - 10:50 pm § in Around Town, Belize, In the Field, Looking for Opportunity, Volunteer
Building up a Community
Imagine what it would be like to live in a house with no electricity, plumbing or running water. Or have a yard that was basically a swamp, where your kids had no place to play. Unfortunately, this is the reality for many families whose children attend Holy Cross Anglican School. But the school doe[...]
Little Differences
Coming from Canada, I never gave much thought to how much choice we have and how we are continuously being bombarded with the ‘latest and greatest.’ But it was not long after volunteering at Holy Cross Anglican School that I started noticing little differences between the kids in Belize and in C[...]
Introducing San Pedro town, Belize
In my last post I told you a bit about Ambergris Caye island and moving here. This time I will tell you a bit about San Pedro town. I feel for those of you who have never been here that this information is important to get a true sense of what it is like. San [...][...]
Island Life
Hola! This is tacogirl coming at you from Ambergris Caye off the coast of Belize. I have been living here with tacoboy since January 2006 and loving every minute of it. Over the course of my writing on La Vida Idealist, I will share with you my version of what it is like to pursue [...][...]
