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My First Week

June 13, 2019 by Letticia Perez Leave a Comment

The first day I arrived… wow what a climate HOT HOT HOT!!! I do not like wearing shorts because I am shy and only own a few pairs. I thought it wouldn’t be so bad, this time of year it’s the rainy season. I wish I brought every pair of shorts I own. Forget being shy, I need to survive. The first night I was here I hated it. Fans are blowing hot air and I was sharing a small room with three other people. Its hot and sticky and everything had bugs. The bathroom was away from the sinks and the shower was the only relief I received from the scorching heat. I spent a good 20 mins just getting myself cool again from the intense heat in the shower. That night I couldn’t sleep. All I could think about was one thing. I wanted to go home. I called home and my family said to cheer up things will get better.
The next day we had a choice to go ziplining and cave tubing. I didn’t want to go but my family insisted I experience some of the activities in Belize, so I went. Ziplining was pretty boring and the gloves you put on are stinky and wet from sweat. Apart from being boring, you do get a good work out from climbing all those steps. Afterwards was cave tubing. I though this also was going to be about the same. When you go to an attraction like this in the states you have music surrounding you and the smell of food around every corner and pretty shops enticing you to buy buy buy. At first looks, it is a worn down park. No music as you walk in, no shiny trinket shops, no flashy games to play. This place needed new paint, new signs, new equipment.
Since ziplining was a bust, I went in with low expectations. We carried our tubes for about 25 minutes. Along the way we learned the history of the area. After what seemed like eternity we hit our first sight of water. The guide motioned us to jump in and we did. After that moment the disappointment I was having from the whole experience melted away. After a refreshing swim, we sat in our tubes and went through the caves, learning the secrets of the Mayan waters below. We eventually came to a stop in the cave and we walked through the ruins of the Mayan people, looking at artifacts and even touching them. After our detour, we walked over a little waterfall and deeper into the cave, where we once again went into the tubes and was whisked away slowly by the guides. The cave tours lasted over an hour, and it was the best experience I ever had. My body refreshed and almost floating, I went to sleep fast that night and woke up feeling great. I am looking forward to experience tomorrow.

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