The drama with the phone still continues. Another morning spent at my office looking out of the window for the BTL people and no sign of them. HelpAge Belmopan had a luncheon for the senior citizens and of course I was there too. I met the Patroness of HelpAge, Ms Hutchinson … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2004
Karaoke at The Bull Frog Inn
The Bull Frog Inn is the place to be on a Thursday night so I met up with some of the volunteers and went along. It does not matter where you are in the world karaoke is the same. There is always the one person who can not sing but insists on doing every Whitney/Bob Marley song … [Read more...]
Week 1-Day 3: Conversation with Mr Flowers
I am still spending a lot of time at the Ministry of Human Development (MHD) as we wait for our phone and internet to be connected. We have called Belize Telecom (BTL) everyday and each time they have agreed to get it fixed right away. As yet we can only receive calls. Mr … [Read more...]
Drinks at The British High Commission…
As we walked into the grounds of British High Commissioner's residence I felt as though I had said good bye to Belize and stepped into British Honduras. There was nothing notable about the night other than they make you leave $20 (Belizean Dollars) at the bar and then they … [Read more...]
Tables Turned…
On Monday I met a fellow CWW volunteer who is coming to the end of the placement. When I aasked him what he had learnt he mentioned, among other things, that he was more aware of his race. He says that for the first time in his life he as experienced what it is like to be in … [Read more...]
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