Odds and Sods

I've been having so much trouble figuring out what to blog. Everything I think of just isn't enough for an entire blog. It's just 'odds and sods'. So I've put them together for your enjoyment.

1. Friends of our have just moved from Dangriga to Sarrawee village. We were dropping them off after church on Sunday when someone asked what Sarrawee meant. This was the explanation. 'Well, we live in the bush. So we feel bad for ourselves. The Creole for that is Sarrawee.' Translation: 'we feel sorry for we' = Sorry We = Sarrawee
2. One day we were driving down the Hummingbird Highway when we saw the truck in front of us had an unusual licence plate. It was hand written in black marker on a white board. I pointed it out as a bizarre thing and Alfred said: 'There were probably no plates left when they registered the car. If that happens, they just hand write one until the new plates come in.'
3. Recently, a spare tire was stolen off of one of our company's trailers. The workers called the police and the police traced it to a man who was in Pacencia. They then came and asked Alfred if he would like them to go to Placencia and get the guy or wait until he came home. The only problem was that they had no gas so if he wanted them to go to Placencia, he would need to give them gas money. Alfred decided to wait until he came back - the gas would cost more than a new spare for the trailer. That's policing in Belize. If you want it done you need to decide how much it is worth to you and then put your money where your mouth is.
4. Belizean women have close relationships. I'm a little jealous of that. They spend hours braiding each other's hair while they visit on the porch. It's not unusual to see two teenage girls or adult women walking down the road hand in hand or with their arms around one another. Even Mom's with teenage girls will hold their hands when they walk together. It's a closeness that I've never seen before. I like it.

So those are the odds and sods for today. Hope you enjoyed them.