A Weeks Worth

It's been a week. Our weekiversary is today! We actually have a good little routine going by now... not one that will likely stay for too long but for now it works really well for us.

Here's what we've learned in a week living in a third world country. (Side note...before we came here Chad would often refer to Belize as third world and I would slightly contradict him saying, "it's a high class third world though....are you sure it's actually classed as third world"? How quickly I had forgotten from our September trip here....yes, it is definitely third world!)

1.Ok, I've learned a stove is a nice perk but not necessary....we don't have a stove where we are so we use our three burner stove top or eat  a fair bit raw. Thankful for my rather experimental culinary skills we have had some pretty stellar meals the last few nights!
2. We only actually want to go out side between the hours of 6 am and 8am...after that, she's a scortcher! 95 deg not factoring in about 80% humidity.
3. Due to bullet # 2 I learned that I can sweat profusely while doing something as easy as cutting fruit.
4. We have learned the value of showering with cold water twice a day!
5. We have been able to use fresh allspice leave from the tree outside our house to make tea and season sea bass.
6. We had the most glorious tasting mango yesterday EVER!
7. Don't covet  your vehicle .....it's going to get ruined by the roads here anyway!
8. We have learned that living in 521 sq ft of house is possible and quite fun. Ok, one closet or shelf would be really helpful though.
9. Living off grid requires some conscious effort, but we are doing great! We eat by candle light most nights and we are super water conservers because raining season is proving to be not so rainy.
10. It was said to us on day one that North American's living in Belize have to be a bit "different".....AGREED!
11. Going to town every day to the market and doing school work is now our form of entertainment.
12. Having a new routine and lots of time together is feeling amazing we have time to do family devotionals several times a day...this I won't get tired of!
13. chia is super cheap here....it's grown locally in Spanish lookout
14.Flour is super expensive here...it's imported. Like 6-8 dollars US/kg!
15. Thanks dad for the HFH swiss army knife, it's our best knife in the kitchen.


Apple bananas in our backyard!

The papaya tree outside our house....that's a lot of papayas when they're ready!

An almond tree in our yard

Oue cozy kitchen, living, dining, entry of our house! No room for visitors yet!

*** Note  - correction to my last posting: the scripture reference is John 12:20 not Romans. Sorry.