40 Things I'm Thankful For

Day 14

The (sometimes helpful) way things are done here.

Belize operates a little differently than the U.S. does.  At times it can be frustrating for us Americans who are used to planning and knowing things way in advance.  But, at other times (like today!) it's really beneficial!  Yesterday was election day which means everything from schools to stores are closed.  I heard talk that we may not have school today, but I didn't really pay much attention to it since I thought it was pretty lenient that we had one day off school for voting!  But sure enough, we get to school and about 40% of our student body is all that shows up... so... we didn't cancel school, the classes were shortened to 30 minutes and we had a half day of school!  yay!  The reason the students didn't come is because the they were all up till 2 or 3am waiting for the election results... and today, once again, I am reminded that I do not live in the United States.  Things are done differently here, not better or worse, just differently.  And today, it's definitely different in my favor being that I have a few more hours to get ready for the canoe race!