A Sense of Adventure

Saturday, we worked uber hard laying foundation for the playground. I hope we get somewhere with it, because it certainly doesn't look like much now. But, we took a breather today anyway, then, start our regular all day work schedule tomorrow morning. I'm really excited to meet the kids of Holy Cross Primary. We're teaching them theater!!

Since we did have the day off today, we got up at six, took a water taxi back to the mainland, had a breakfast of fry jacks, and toured the Mayan Ruins. It was SO AMAZING. Since dumbass Debbi forgot her camera, I'll probably just steal a couple of pictures from other people's albums later on. TIP #5: Bring a waterproof camera everywhere, always. After the ruins, we went hiking and then tubed through caves. I will never feel the same on the Lazy River again. The water was fresh, clear, and sparkling. On the hike to our tubing spot, I again felt like I was in a movie. Jungle vegetation is HUGE. And everything has its own mystery purpose which holds the jungle together. I also ate termites. Which means I must be in a movie. They were minty. (Kept my sense of adventure! Even when they tried crawling back up my throat...) Which leads to TIP #5: When in a foreign country, it is massively important to enhance your cultural experience by partaking in cultural customs. Like the termites. Also, today, when we went Cave Tubing, we learned that it happens to be cultural custom to cliff dive into the river. I forgot my Sense of Adventure and didn't give it a go. Don't forget about this sense! It is just as important as hearing, taste, touch, and smell... if not more important.

When we arrived back on San Pedro, I discovered that the ATM isn't accepting my debit card. I warned my bank in advance, so I have no idea whats wrong. And none of us can use our phones. Its a little frustrating because I will probably run out of money soon and already had to depend on Kim to pay for our tour today. So, TIP #6: Budget in advance to a trip, but leave a lot of room to stretch. Then, bring that cash with you. This is usually discouraged so you don't have so much cash on you that it might be stolen. I don't care though because I hate technology and it usually fails me.

I had my first ever Pina Colada tonight. Win!