The first time I went to this place — 1 year ago
My maternal grandparents, aunts, uncles, and my mum came to America from Belize in the early 70s. I’d heard so many stories about it and I finally got the chance to visit the country I have my roots in a couple Christmases ago. And it was certainly culture shock first hand.
It was the first time I’d ever left the U.S. How would I have known we would go from 30 degrees in Chicago to 100 degrees in Belize? We visited Caye Caulker and swam in the Blue Hole. We stayed with my grandma (her basement had squatters living in there and she’s too nice to kick them out…) and got to experience the country first hand. We climbed Mayan ruins, which was absolutely BREATHTAKING. If you get the chance to visit, I recommend it.
