From San Pedro to Belmopan

Today was a traveling day for us. We woke up this morning and had breakfast at Blue Water Grill. We had a traditional Belizean breakfast, which consisted of scrambled eggs, bacon, beans, and johnny cakes. Johnny cakes are equivalent to what a sopapilla or a turnover with no filling in the US would be. After breakfast, we waited around for the water taxi to pick us up and transport us back to Belize City. We were sad to leave San Pedro, because we wanted to see more of the town. The boat ride was interesting, because it started raining and the doors flew open, but everybody was fine just a little wet from the rain. 

We got back to Belize City and made a pit stop at the Princess hotel to pick up the rest of our luggage. We were all starving by then so we went to the Celebrity Bar and Grill. The food was delicious! After lunch we hopped back on the bus to travel to Belmopan. Belmopan is where we will begin studying at the University of Belize for a couple of days. The drive was a scenic route and we saw so much. We passed by a big cemetery and it was interesting to us because it wasn't what we are used to. The cement blocks that the coffins are placed in were above ground instead of underground like in the U.S. As we entered Belmopan, we got to see the Belize government buildings as well as other countries Embassies like Mexico's and the United States'.

 We arrived and checked in to the Bullfrog Hotel where we will be staying for two nights. We stayed to eat at the hotel's restaurant. Some people tried a Belizean ice cream called Craboo. The waitress explained to us that Craboo was a yellow, round fruit with a seed in the middle. It was a long day of traveling so after dinner we all went to our rooms to write our own personal blogs to reflect on what we have seen and learned on this trip so far.

Monica Benitez
Founding Treasurer, Students for Global Communication

Graves in Belize City

Belmopan

Lunch in Belize City