Final Reward

Today, we went out to Caye Caulker, swam with sharks, and had some time to relax on the island. Johs spent his first full day as a 17 year old in style. We’ll see you tomorrow night!

History and Good Times

This morning we traveled to the Mayan temple site "Alton Ha," where we climbed the temples of the sun and moon, and took a walk through the rainforest to see the quarry / water hole that was made by this ancient civilization. 

After lunch, we toured a museum of Belizean history, took a swim, and enjoyed some beach volleyball. 

House - Blessed

Just after we posted last night, we got a visit from some Garifuna dancers!

We started the day today touring our brother Jesuit school Saint John’s College in Belize City 

Then we helped out at the Hand in Hand office, working as human jackhammers. 

Finally the highlight of the trip - we blessed the house and turned it over to Miss Florence. 

The House is Built!

We started the morning at the new Hand in Hand headquarters in Belize City, where the boys learned from the nurses who run the outreach program for children with HIV, then the boys were attacked by the pre-schoolers. Thereafter, we were back on the build site where we completed Miss Florence’s new home. Tomorrow, we will have the house blessing ceremony and hand her the keys!

It’s Starting to Look Like a House!

Everyone worked hard all day cutting, nailing, paintIng and lifting, and now we’ve got something that looks a lot more like a house!

Build Day One

We had a very productive first day of building today. We are building on the property of our foreman, Beto. We’ll put the finished walls onto a truck and bring them to the home site, where we’ll raise the walls. 

We Made It!

Everyone is here at the Starfish House safe and sound. We have had a tour of Belize City (including one BC High built Hand in Hand House), and now we’re resting in preparation for mass tonight at 7:00 (9:00PM Boston time).