So picking up at the water taxi… Caitlin, Cille, Deb, and I caught a taxi to the ferry and bought our round trip ferry tickets for $30 round trip. The ferry ride was beautiful and gave us all a great chance to catch up about life and the trip! We took pictures of the sunset and eagerly awaited our arrival to San Pedro on the island of Ambergris Caye.
Scott (my brother), arrived earlier to Ambergris Caye. Unfortunately, two of our volunteers missed their flight. So when we arrived we picked up some groceries, headed to the condo and there was Scott to meet us! We met our old friend Mark at Lonestar. Mark moved down here with his wife, both formerly from the Boston PD, bought the restaurant, "Lonestar," and now live on the island! He was really enthusiastic about our camp and wants to help by providing water to the kids (which is actually harder than it sounds). It has to be purified water and there has to be a way to distribute it so having a local take this on is really helpful!
Caitlin and I went into town, got some food at Caramba's, and then came right back to crash.
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| Private yoga studio |
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| Scott holding a "frustration pencil" |
A WONDERFUL night's sleep and we woke up to a very nice and sllllllllow morning. Yummy breakfast and long yoga sesh on the balcony and then we showered all met in the living room for our orientation meeting. We discussed "what to expect" when coaching and working with the kids, the format of camp, and our goal as a team of volunteers and our mission for the future of the program. We will be running stations where each coach is responsible for 1 drill and 1 topic each day. This really caters to some of the coaches on staff who have very little soccer experience/coaching experience. Cille has a very extensive background in social work and her station will be "team building" and "confidence/self-esteem building." She shared several of her games and crafts for camp this week and we are very excited to have her and Deb on this trip. Their station will be very beneficial for the kids!
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| Scott taking pictures on the dock |
After the meeting we decided to head into town for a late lunch/early dinner. On our way we ran into my other brother, Luke, and our friend Kevin who had just arrived! We were so excited to see them and so excited that we crossed paths via golf cart! They went back to drop off the bags while we walked around town for a little and then we all met at one of our favorite spots, Fido's! After a great dinner, ice cream, some fun laughs and a little bit of dancing we headed home!
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| Sleepy Scott |
We gave out all of the volunteer shirts, hung out at the condo, and then shut down for the night for an early 7am wake up call! Tomorrow morning we are meeting at the school to inventory the gear, stop in to all of the classrooms to say hi to the kids, and then tour San Mateo, the community where the kids live! Then, of course, we have the soccer camp! We have a very excited and enthusiastic group! Wish us luck!
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| 3 Andrzejewski's in Belize :-) |
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