This is a general overview of Boston College High School's annual service immersion retreat in Belize, Central America.

1. Belize Service Immersion Retreat
2018

2.  Sunday, April 15– Sunday April 22
 Flights
◦ Boston – Miami (A little over 4 Hours)
◦ Miami – Belize City (About 2.5 Hours)
 Total Airport to Airport time about 10 Hours.

3.  Belize, Central America

4.  Roughly the same size as Massachusetts
 Population: 327,700 (MA: 6.65 Million)
 Low and swampy – mountains in South
 Weather
◦ 82 - 86 degrees most days
◦ 85% humidity when not raining
◦ When it rains, it rains hard
 Economy
◦ Tourism & Natural Resource Exports
◦ 40% live in poverty

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City Downtown

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10. Hand in Hand Video

12. Florence Baisa
71 Years Old
Widow

15.  Sunday, April 15th
 10:49 am Group arrives on AA 2476
 - En route to house, stop at
Brodie’s for a sandwich (paid
by participants)
 1:00 pm Arrive at Starfish house for
logistics & orientation
 2:00 pm Leave for Belize City Tour
 5:30 pm Dinner at Starfish House
 6:30 pm Leave for Mass at St. Martin de
Porres

16.  Monday, April 16th
 7:00 am Prayer / Breakfast
 8-8:30 am Leave Starfish House:
 - Building for Change Tour
 - Visit Frank Lizama Woodcarving
Shop
 10-10:30 am Arrive at worksite
 12:30 pm Lunch at worksite
 1:00 pm Return to work
 4:00 pm Return to Starfish House
 6:00 pm Dinner
 7:00 pm Presentation with Building for
Change Program

17.  Tuesday, April 17th
 7:00 am Prayer / Breakfast
 8:00 am Leave Starfish House for
worksite
 12:30 pm Lunch at work site
 4:30 pm Return to Starfish House
 5:30 pm Dinner
St. John’s College Visit?

18.  Wednesday, April 18th
 7:00 am Prayer / Breakfast
 8:00 am Leave Starfish House
 8:15 am Visit to Fowler Community
Center, Nadia Armstrong
Presentation
 9:30 am Arrive at worksite
 12:30 pm Lunch at worksite
 4:30 pm Return to Starfish House
 5:30 pm Dinner
 7:00pm Garifuna Dancers

19.  Thursday, April 19th
 7:00 am Prayer / Breakfast
 8:00 am Leave Starfish House for work
site
 12:30 pm Lunch at worksite
 1:00 pm House Blessing**
 3:30 pm Return to Starfish House
 5:30 pm Dinner
 7:00 pm Trip reflection by Abel Vargas,
Director of Belize Programs

20.  Friday, April 20th
 7:00 am Prayer / Breakfast
 8:00 am Leave Starfish House for Altun
Ha Mayan Ruins
 12:30 pm Return to Starfish House for
lunch
 1:00 pm Leave for day at Old
Belize (Museum & water fun)
 5:30 pm Dinner
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21.  Saturday, April 21st
 7:00 am Prayer / Breakfast
 7:30 am Leave for water taxi
 8:00 am Water taxi departs for Caye Caulker
 Snorkeling and shopping at Caye
Caulker
 4:30 pm Leave Caye Caulker for Belize City
 5:30 pm James picks group up from water taxi
 6:30 pm Dinner
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