Other Tidbits from the week

Other interesting happenings

1. I fell asleep on the bus on Wednesday.  I woke up to someone trying to steal the headband off of my head.  I didn't realize how funny that was until later. 

2.  San Ignacio is building a new area just for the tourist shops.  It is going to be very nice.  I was thinking about it, and I realized that they are spending a lot more money on the tourist area than they have on building schools.  I was trying to think through both sides of the argument, and decided that they could be doing so because the tourist area would bring in revenue, which would then attract more tourists--many of which come down here to build schools.  It was just a thought from the week.

3.   On Saturday Night all the cab drivers got together for a demonstration through the city.  The all painted their cars so that they said, "Stop the Crime in Belize" and they drove through town honking their horns.  They created a huge traffic jam! 

4.  Today, we went to the branch out at Bullet Tree. Only Sarah and I went and it was a lot of fun.  The McGlaughlins (a senior missionary couple here) picked us up and took us with them.  I enjoyed it because we were able to talk to a lot of people and I felt like we were finally able to make friends with some of the locals.  One of the girls invited me to the wedding of her brother.  I, of course, said yes.  I realized that it is the weekend that my parents will be in town.  I asked if my parents could go to, and she said yes, and invited them to stay with her.  She was so sweet, and I really appreciated meeting her.  Her name was Rosie.  I also met another girl named Natalia, and a young man who is preparing for his own mission.  They were all so nice, and invited us out to go swimming with them next week end in the river out there. 

5.  Jezzele doesn't know it yet, but we took all the marshmallows out of the Marshmallow Matties.  I have tried informing everyone else that the marshmallows are in a bag under the sink, but Jezzele has yet to figure it out.  It is killing me a bit that she hasn't noticed.  I felt so clever.