"If they don't have what you need, want what they have." This phrase became our motto in Belize. It was how we learned to live a life with less stuff, but more satisfaction. At first it didn't sound right, but now I believe it. I had the urge to write this post after reading Meredith Resnick's great article, "Money complicated things, so Continue Reading
BELIZE BUZZ Wednesdays-GOSSIPING RESULTS
I discovered from all of your wonderful comments that we need to distinguish between two types of GOSSIP: GOOD GOSSIP and NASTY GOSSIP. Or as AspiringWriter said, "There's always gossip in small communities - some healthy, some not so healthy." We don't seem to mind the good kind. It's the NASTY GOSSIP that we want to avoid and not participate Continue Reading
5) Monday is Belize Day-Gossiping, What Me?
“Be careful what you say to people, they will instantly judge you.” Those were my husband's words of warning before we moved to Belize. Gossiping in Belize is a way of life, and to some, a full-time job. I tried my best to stay away from it but soon realized, the mere act of opening my mouth qualified as gossiping. It was a major source of Continue Reading
BELIZE BUZZ Wednesdays
What great comments you shared. I hope you answer some of my questions below. Jacki said... How sad it is when you consider that dogs here in the US get better health care than most, if not all, developing countries around the world. Many times I sit and wonder what could be accomplished if people took the money they spend on their pets Continue Reading
4) Monday is Belize day: The dogs in Belize.
As we drove through Corozal, I saw town through my kids’ eyes for the first time. Everything looked third world: stray, anorexic dogs, barefooted kids chasing cars along the dusty road and shacks under construction, or maybe destruction. The frame of a rusty abandoned car rested on the dust-powdered road, tire-less and window-less. The car door had Continue Reading