the family Flores (and Tuyub)

here's my other host sister, Zoe, sitting in the hammock on our front porch. precocious would be the word to describe this one... :)



Yolanda offering me a wet puppy. they were just a couple weeks old when i arrived. it's amazing how much they've grown over the past few weeks. never been a dog person, but in puppy form they're pretty damn cute.



my host mom, Donna, used to be a chef on St. George's Caye. she got the job when she was working as a hotel maid and the chef quit unexpectedly. the boss was away, no one else wanted to cook and the guests were seated and getting hungry, so she walked into the kitchen and got to work. when the boss returned a few weeks later, the guests were raving about the new chef, so she was officially named to the post. considering how i've been eating, i can certainly understand why! matt and kyle stopped by the other night for a visit and were treated to a common american traveler's craving - a good hearty spaghetti dinner with freshly made sauce. i think they may become permanent dinner guests...

here she's making crust for a coconut pie. i got to grate out the fresh coconut meat until she told me i was going so slow we wouldn't have pie until evening. hmph.