Small Business Struggles in Belize
NOTICE: I have amended this from the original post, as the issue has been resolved honourably with the Facebook page...
Hard-Work and Hammocks: Belize Work Culture
Some visitors to Belize may leave with the illusion that many of its residents are, shall we say, under-worked. Stores...
Observations from A Belizean Bus
I spend four hours a day, five days a week sitting on a Belizean bus on the commute between my...
What’s in a name?
Considering the name of my husband, I feel an entry on the general inventiveness of Belizean names is apt. There...
Black man lay the pipe: Belize race relations
“Spanish man build the house, Chiney man cook the food, White man pay the bills, Black man lay de pipe!”...
From Brixton ‘Bananas’ to PG Plantain
[caption id="attachment_57" align="alignnone" width="640" caption="Fyffes Belize through the ages"][/caption] The first time I ate a plantain was when I lived...
Mundian to Bach Ke (Ronald McDonald vs. Punjabi MC)
[caption id="attachment_51" align="alignnone" width="578" caption="The face off"][/caption] I have a terrible singing voice. I love to sing, but only in...
Yurumein: The story of the Garifuna
Every year on 19th November, Ray, his family, and pretty much every Garifuna person in Belize (plus lots of other...
Ronald McDonald learns to ceilidh
According to Ray, I dance to everything the same way. I admit I’m not the world’s greatest dancer, but I...
Such stuff as dreams are made on
The one thing Ray never gets tired of is talking about his music and culture. In private, he is often...