Sorry about the gap.....

Our Placencia House!

    So, it has been a few days. The main reason I didn't post is because me and sarah and 4 others took off randomly to placencia for the weekend. We finally gave in to our desire for beach-bum-ness. It was awesome :)
     But, now it's back to work. Every day for the next 2 weeks I will travel to Belmopon and help teach the PEACE Camp being put on at the GPC. It is awesome. We are teaching about 25 kids, ages 9-13, leadership and conflict management skills.
      PEACE stands for Preventing, Engaging, and Addressing Conflict Affectively. Cool, huh?
     I am personally learning so much from the lessons and activities, and the growth in these kids is apparent in only 2 days. I love it, and the kids are great. When a 10 year old starts expressing interest in Belize's place in the International community, you know you have sparked something. Which is awesome.
     Other projects are music class, writing/english lessons, and continuing work on the orphanage.
     Just some thoughts. Is poverty strictly about economics and numbers? I consider some here to be in poverty because of their lack of opportunity. But their financial situation is fairly stable. Others are financially impoverished, and we are all pretty aware of all the challenges that stem from that.
     So, do we work on their annual income? Or do we work in education and maybe help them in other areas? And do we work from the top down (government), or the bottom up (grassroots, charities, etc.)? Both?
     Also..... I think I am going to register as a Democrat. Surprise parents :)
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Haircut!