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 Enviar a email | Bye Bye Belize... en General |  Por svanlieshout@yahoo.com (Dutch
el 17-May-2010 | All good things come to an end. All not-so-good things too - I believe, but that's not what I wanted to talk about. It is true, our stint here in Belmopan has come to an end. We are leaving by the end of this week. So let me take some time to summarize our one-and-a-half year stay in this beautiful country.
What I will miss:
 1. Our great fun friends, Belizeans as well as expatriates, with whom we have shared countless great moments: island trips, beach barbecues, theme parties ranging from 'Middle East' to 'Abba' at Belmopan Party Central, organized by Margarita Mena the number 1 party queen of Belmopan, beautiful hashes in the jungle, swimming at night etc. Unforgettable moments...
2. The astonishingly beautiful nature and blue skies every day.
 3. The opportunity to get to know so many different cultures: the Maya culture, the Mennonites, especially those who live like in the middle ages with their horses and carriages, their beards and their traditional dresses. I find them so very fascinating but never had (or took?) the chance to get to know them better. The Garifuna's are also very interesting and colorful.
4. The easy-peasy character of Belmopan. Driving to school: 2 minutes, buying veggies at the market: 10 minutes, weekly groceries: 20 minutes, paying utility bills: 15 minutes. No traffic jams, no parking problems, just imagine how much quality time we had left to do other things.
What I will not miss:
1. Sandflies or fleas or whatever they are. We have had our share of itch here, though I must also say that when my sister was here for 10 days just this month, we did not experience any. You can just never tell when and where they'll pop up.
2. The Happy Clappy Jesus Loves You school (BCA). Again, I must say that Soleine had a good time there and she has learned a lot, probably much more than when she'd gone to pre-school in Europe. But why everything has to be with the bible and Jesus, I mean every song, every exercise, even maths, science, language...that is simply beyond me.
 3. The Chinese supermarkets. I admit, without the Chinese supermarkets our kitchen cabinets would probably be empty, but I just dread to go into the filthy, dusty shops, with rats and what-not, having to pay your groceries to a totally disinterested and often lunch-eating cashier, and then begging NOT to have any plastic bags. They're good to buy plastic slippers, but perishables???
4. The weekly death toll in Belize. Literally every week we hear about someone being shot or killed in a traffic accident. The murder rate in Belize is 10 times higher than in the USA. The shootings most often happen in Belize city, but it affects our Belmopan community too, as it's always somebody's cousin's neighbor's (ex)wife. Just last week the son of the mayor, our neighbor, got shot in Belize city. He was simply at the wrong place at the wrong time. Very very sad.
5. Sundays in Belmopan. Yesterday was our last one...
My favorite places - in random order. Oh my, that is really difficult, there are too many!
Pooks Hill Lodge situated at the primary rain forest, I just love the jungle with its immensely high palm trees. I always felt like being on another planet.
Under water in the shark and sting ray alley and the Hol Chan Marine reserve, easy to reach either from Caye Caulker of San Pedro. Tumbling in the turquoise lukewarm water surrounded by the cutest little Nemo fish as well as real sharks and graceful rays is totally fantastic!
 Under ground in the ATM or Actun Tunishil Muknal, cave. This is one of the best kept secrets of Belize It is so special that I am not sure if it will still exist in a few years, maybe they will close it off from the public. I hope not because it is the most adventurous 'attraction' I have ever done, both in terms of physical exercise- swimming, climbing - and in terms of beauty. The cave itself is extremely beautiful with its stalactites and stalagmites and the centuries-old artifacts are simply amazing. I can really recommend our guide: Carlos Panti - mobile 669 5552.
 Tik'al National Park and Maya City, okay it is not in Belize but it's close enough. You will find a stunning combination of nature and culture. My tip: stay overnight in the park and do an Early Morning Bird trip, climb up the Maya heaven and watch, and listen, the jungle come to life.
That's it folks. I really enjoyed writing this blog, and I am grateful for the many comments I received which encouraged me to keep writing. A big thank you to Jack for helping me out with my English spelling.
I will start a new blog in my new country, so keep checking!
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| Bye Bye Belize... | | All good things come to an end. All not-so-good things too - I believe, but that's not what I wanted to talk about. It is true, our stint here in Belmopan has come to an end. We are leaving by the end of this week. So let me take some time to summarize our one-and-a-half year stay in this beautiful country.What I will miss: Leer nota completa | | Publicado 17-May-2010 por svanlieshout@yahoo.com (Dutch en General
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| We are back in Belize!!!! | | Yes, the Hunt family has moved back to Belize. After our rather long (2 1/2 years) 'vacation', we are now back at the Jungle Dome. I will start updating this blog again with news of what we're up to here. Jungle greetings! Simone [..] Leer nota completa | | Publicado 31-Dec-1969 por Simone en General
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| Christmas in Belize | | While most Americans and Europeans are rushing to the stores and supermarkets to do their Christmas shopping, it is quiet in Belize. Here we don?t get stressed out over what to buy for our children - who already have boxes full of Barbies, video games, and Lego building bricks. Brodies supermarket has stocked its freezer with a dozen turkeys and has put five new games on the shelves. At the Chinese supermarket you can actually buy a dusty plastic Christmas tree that even comes with a string of lights. The Chinese, I feel, are in it for the money, not for the Christmas cheer. My mailbox is empt Leer nota completa | | Publicado 06-Jan-2010 por svanlieshout@yahoo.com (Dutch en General
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| Winter in Belize | | Okay, it is not exactly snowing here like back home, but it is frigging cold for Belize standards. The cold front that is pestering Europe and the US has decided to com [..] Leer nota completa | | Publicado 13-Jan-2010 por svanlieshout@yahoo.com (Dutch en General
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| Great blog about Belize |  She's Dutch, she's a mother, she writes a Belize blog and she lives in Belmopan...and no, it's not me.Her name is Susanne and her blog is brilliant! And, unlike mine, hers gets regular updates. Go check it out: http://dutchinbelize.blogspot.com/With interesting articles on the cost of living in Belize, how to set up a restaurant in 3 weeks and how to sing national anthem. I [..] Leer nota completa | | Publicado 15-Feb-2010 por Simone en General
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| Scuba diving in Belize | | Can you believe that I have managed to live in Belize for 6 years, without having been scuba diving once? I do have my PADI advanced Open Water certificate & love diving, but I just haven?t had a chance to do so whilst living here. For all this time, we were either too busy building our business or I was pregnant or nursing. So I?ve never been on more than a short snorkeling trip (which are gr [..] Leer nota completa | | Publicado 22-Sep-2007 por Simone en artistas
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| Religion 'gone crazy' in Belize |  Living in Belize, we've come across some crazy situations with regards to superstitions. People in our local community believe in witchcraft, demon possessions, etc. It seems to be that many of the (rural) communities in Belize have blended the message of the evangelical missionaries with their old traditions/religions and/or superstitions. All that shouting about the devil (something the US [..] Leer nota completa | | Publicado 30-Jan-2008 por Simone en artistas
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| Belize Dolphin Encounter pictures |  Here are two more pictures of last week's dolphin encounter. I never did collect the underwater pictures of my scuba dive though as it started raining badly on San Pedro and the dive shop was quite far from the hotel.Oh well..... [..] Leer nota completa | | Publicado 26-Sep-2007 por Simone en artistas
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