We all make plans: how we will finish things up, how we will wrap up our service as Peace Corps Volunteers, etc.
John was scheduled to depart Belize in early July. I would follow a few weeks later after finishing up my work with the St. Benedict Butterflies, the St. Benedict Library, and the TFABB August Workshop.
Plans change, and one thing we have learned, as Peace Corps Volunteers, is to expect the unexpected.
During the Black Orchids Futbol Game in Placencia, I collided with an opposing player and injured my leg and ankle. I was unable to return to the game, and early the next morning we returned to PG. A few days later, a trip to Belmopan, and some time with the doctor in Belize City, I had a fractured leg and a cast above the knee.
Peace Corps suggested that I reconsider moving up my COS Date and leaving with John in early July. After a few days of trying to manage on crutches with a broken leg, it was obvious that I was unable to get around without help. It was then that we made the decision that it was time for me to return to Texas as well. John’s flight was delayed a few days, and we began to wrap our lives in Belize.
The last two weeks have been a whirlwind of painting, organizing, packing, cast signing, and saying goodbye.
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