Monday and Tuesday (it is Tuesday, right?) have been challenging and rewarding. We filmed two class sessions this morning and two interviews this afternoon - student teachers at Isla Bonita elementary school and at the Roman Catholic school. All went very well, although hot and humid.
Shot an afternoon interview with one of the student-teachers in her "hostel" room at Pedro's. Great interview, super depth, thoughtful responses.
Then - off to the mayor's office to shoot video and still photos of the Wilmington Sister City meetings with Belizean officials. A very nice meeting with representatives from Wilmington and UNCW. Photos to follow. The Belizean officials offered to treat us to dinner at Blue Water restaurant overlooking the ocean. Lovely time had by all.
All in all Belize is a fascinating and interesting community with aspects of incredible growth and modernity mixed with dusty dirt roads. Native San Pedroans mixed with ex-patriots from the U.S. and Canada and England - all of whom have a story...or two. The adventure continues. I eagerly anticipate the arrival of PJ tomorrow!
As of 11:02 Belize time, the nightly ritual of copying files - TWICE - to an external hard drive continues. Copying 70-85 gigs of video files is monotonous but much better than the alternative.
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