Here!

Hi everyone! So here I am, finally in Belize. The flight to Belize City was probably the easiest international flight you could imagine. It made the difficult goodbyes a lot more manageable. 3 hours on a warm plane, two naps, and one water later I was in the airport breezing through customs like a pro. When I stepped off the plane the weather was warm and the air was thick, exactly what I was hoping for. I met Dr. Kubasko after customs and we jumped on our small Tropicair plane to San Pedro. I sat behind the pilot and watched in amazement at the teal waters below. The view was breath taking and I even got to see a few sharks in the water during the flight! We landed and Dr. Catapano picked us up in the golf cart. Soon after I threw my stuff in the room and Dr. C, Colin, and I got lunch since the rest had already eaten. We ate on the beach at Estelle’s and it was fabulous. The pineapple smoothie was AWESOME! After lunch we took a swim off of the pier with the fishies. The water is so warm and relaxing. After that I spent the rest of the day by the pool with the entire crew. This place is unbeatable. I have never felt so relaxed. I am the kind of person that makes memories through different smells and I find the beach smell here to be a more of a sweet smell rather than the salty smell of Wilmington. The breeze is just right and the people are all happy to see you. We are about to grab dinner and head to the chicken drop, a local event that happens every Thursday. I am enjoying this relaxation before we begin the real work tomorrow! Thank you all for the prayers and well wishes, so far this trip has been a dream. Missing home and all the wonderful people I left behind, hopefully I will have a lot of skype dates on the agenda tonight!