Things I Will Miss

- Island accents: 3 = tree, everyTING, baby = bebe
- Marie Sharp's hot sauce
- palm trees
- the beautiful, turquoise water
- everyone at Pedro's: Walter, Peter, Alex, Ny, Will, Millie, Paul, Rabbit, the maids (especially my girl, Shanny)
- 3 delicious tacos for $1Bz
- RUM
- RUM PUNCH
- ceviche
- fresh cilantro
- being able to bike and walk everywhere
- boats
- SCUBA DIVING
- snorkeling
- karaoke at Pedro's
- enpandas
- fresh fruit: mangos, bananas, pineapple, watermelon, cantaloupe
- fresh squeezed fruit juice
- fresh fruit smoothies
- Belize money: I love the colors and the dollar coins
- Island time: If someone says it starts at 6, it really won't start til 7 or 7:30.
- papusas
- hot dog cheeseburgers
- friendly people
- conch (shells, ceviche, fritters)
- bargaining with the vendors
- free drinks
- beach bars actually on the beach (Senor Marlin's especially)
- being barefoot everywhere
- the perfect weather
- the strong coffee
- my favorite teachers at the high school (Mr. Kelly, Mr. Rodriguez, and Mr. Rennisen)
- the high school kids: they are hilarious!
- the pilots at Pedro's: Davide, Gonthalo, and Kumar
- breaks during the school day
- BELIKIN
- golf carts
- boys with their gelled hair
- the San Pedro Sailing Club: Forest, Andy, Randy, and all of the kids, especially Charlie!
- David: a local 12 year old boy that all of us have kind of adopted. He's also the star of my book!
- Jagermeister
- the bar at Pedro's and ringing the bell
- the Palapa Bar
- palapas
- shell jewelry
- Coke in recyclable glass bottles
- living at Pedro's and being able to walk out of my room and see everyone and what they're up to
- having Kelli as my roommate
- lounging by the pool at Pedro's
- being disconnected i.e. not having a phone
- meeting people from all over the world at Pedro's (I've met people from Germany, Spain, Switzerland, Israel, England, The Netherlands, Australia, and more)
- Flip at Ambergris Divers
- my Rastafarian vendor friend
- Creole
- fresh seafood
- Poker Runs
- Reggae/Island music
- opening bottles with butcher knives
- coconut fudge squares
- banana oat smoothies on break at the high school
- lunch at the beach
- the culture (the Mayans, Creole, everyTING)
- not wearing make up
- the dogs at Pedro's (Charlie, Jambo, & Jager)
- Jaguars
- Johnny Cakes
- the bar at Pedro's
- parents riding bikes with their little kid riding on the handle bars
- morning recaps of the night before with everyone on the 3rd floor balcony
- panty rippers
- Trivia Night
- coconut everything
- the flowers
- Kirt: the artist
- Mayan eggs
- homemade tortillas

I can't believe today is my last day on the island. Ask anyone: as soon as I stepped off of the plane when I got here, I was already sad about leaving in five weeks. It's crazy how those five weeks have flown by. This has been an incredibly amazing, and unforgettable experience. I will miss everyone and everything about Belize and San Pedro.

I have to come back.

I will be back.