ARRIVED

With my arrival to the airport in Belize my Professor arranged for the Belizian, Max, to pick me up. The hotel was about an hour away from where we were. The tunes playing on the shanty radio selected by Max were of course Eye of the Tiger & Girls Just Wanna Have Fun. This brought a smile to my exhausted face. As I was soaking in the new sights and smells of my first time in another country everything seemed to catch my eye. One thing that was unmistakable was the overwhelming fogginess of smoke. Lots of smoke coming from the trees and bushes all around us which was initiated by fire.

As Max kept driving, and I was trying to force myself to stay awake so I wouldn't miss one moment of such an amazing experience we stopped on the side of the road. A woman was selling local fruits. This was the best tropcial natural mango I've ever eaten!