This is my April 10th Reprisal: After realizing that I really was going to have to be away from Bob and the boys for two weeks, my day did begin to get much better when I landed in Atlanta and then again in Belize. Right now, I think because we are all so busy, it was just very hard to leave them. But I collected myself and reminded myself that I am doing the right thing and that I really will finish this degree and Belize is simply an added bonus. My taxi ride from the airport to the "express water taxi" was eventful and informative. The driver was born and raised in Belize and was an absolute delight. He exuded the work ethic and pride that I have witnessed in many of the natives we have met. As for the "express water taxi", what a most excellent adventure. My first thought was, "I am not getting on that boat." My second thought was...."then how do you presume to get to San Pedro?" We were going so fast and the water was so choppy that I banged my head on the window much to the fascination of the San Pedro folks on the boat with me. One older gentleman was nice enough to move up front and look out for me for rough waters. He would turn around and shout to me to "hold my head." Needless to say, everyone on the boat got quite a kick out of that. And then we pulled in to San Pedro... what a small slice of paradise. It reminds me a lot of a Central American Ocracoke Island. It very much has the village-feel but it is bigger than Ocracoke. I found my way to Pedro's Inn which reminds me a lot of the Trinity Center. (except we have Texas Hold' em every night at 7:00 pm). I immediately ventured over to the beach..... INCREDIBLE. When I returned to the inn, I met with some of the UNCW teaching interns and was immediately fascinated with our discussions about Integrated Science and public v. private school settings. I am more convinced as we all continue to move into our global initiatives and international undertakings that experience and cultural awareness are key!!!!!! They might be the biggest of our BIG ideas. Signing off via one of my favorite t-shirts.... "I Belize It."