Mom arrives in Belize! My mom made her second visit to Belize in January, just one month after our Christmas visit to the States. We had planned her Belize trip long before our Christmas trip so it was not intentional to see each other SO soon again, but certainly welcome!...
How to buy sneakers in Dangriga
Somehow, this past fall, Rex's feet must have grown very quickly and I found myself in immediate need of some new sneakers. Obviously, after living in Belize for over a year, I knew a next day delivery from Zappos was not gonna happen. I would probably have to drive 2...
Hopkins Garifuna Immersion
After living here for a year, there are still a few tours offered by our resort that I have not taken myself. I've heard so many amazing things about the Garifuna Immersion tour from day one, so this past summer I decided to take the kids. The Garifuna Immersion is...
Our School Last Year and Upcoming 2nd Year
The kids finished up their first year at Sittee River Methodist School in June and I finished my first year learning about how schools work here in Belize compared to what I experienced as a child in the Midwest and what my kids experienced in NYC. We moved here with...
Fay’s Belizean Birthday
Before coming to Belize, I was already anticipating Fay's birthday, which would occur within a couple months of our arrival. I wasn't sure which things would be easy to buy and which things would be difficult to obtain here in Hopkins, so I brought some piñata making supplies. I make...
Kids start at Sittee River Methodist School
We arrived in Belize about 4 weeks before the school year began. Ryan and I both wanted the kids to be here for a nice length of time before school began, so they could get comfortable just being in a new country and at the resort. As the days counted...
Ziplining at Bocawina
One last post about a crazy awesome tour. As I mentioned, we are the new owners of Beaches and Dreams in Belize and we offer tours through our resort. So, the fun part of getting to know our new business has been taking all the tours (though I still have...
Cave Tubing
After the Mayan Ruins, we drove back in the direction of Hopkins for an hour and stopped for lunch. We were just a five minute drive from our next tour -- cave tubing. After getting extremely hot and sweaty at the sun drenched Mayan Ruins, it was a nice relief...
Mayan Ruins — Xunantunich
One of the fun parts of learning how to run our new business is learning about the tours. The best way to learn about each tour is to go on it! That way we can tell our guests what to expect and help them choose the best tour to suit...