Monday, May 18, 2015

The One With The Coconut Man

A man scaled a palm tree today with the sole purpose of cutting us down coconuts. Absolutely the CoOlEsT thing I have ever seen. Attached is the video.

I sorta thought he was just gonna lure us out and ask for money.. nope. He climbed a tree like a freaking iguana. (idk if iguanas do that, however that was HIS analogy, not mine). He then proceeded to crack the coconuts on a rock and demanded we pour our water out and allow him to pour his "purified" cocnut water into our water instead, sketchy yes, but we agreed. It was AMAZING. Best coconut water I have ever had. A little trust went a long way and I am so excited to see what Steven The Coconut Man does during the rest of our trip.

After our coconut water fix was fufilled, we went on our way to spread the word about our business classes, which by the way, is why we are here. Education in Belize ends at 8th grade. Yes, PLEASE imagine you being thrown into the world at 14-15. Personally, I was a little brat at that age and couldn't fathom High School, let alone the job market. The business classes we teach spread education regarding, what many of us consider "common sense", like basic accounting, marketing and customer service. However, at 15, did ANY of us know that stuff? nope. So our classes allow adults to learn basics so they can better their community and most importantly, themselves.

Personal growth leads into community growth.

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