Jake DeHaan

The Tickle Sticks had a fantastic time in Belize and had some amazing experiences that will be impossible to forget. The time that sticks out most to me is our time on Tobacco Caye (Key). Tobacco Caye is about 40 miles South East of Belize City and around 10 miles of Dangriga. Tobacco Caye has a permanent population of around 20 people. The people on the island were exceptionally kind and helpful. The group was greeted by some amazing prepared meals; that was a nice break from always having to make our own. The first meal we had was chicken, which, due to my distaste of meat on a bone was not fantastic, but everyone else seemed to enjoy greatly. After lunch that day we went out for a snorkel. It was one of the best snorkels I have ever been on. The abundance of wildlife and living coral was sensational. I have never seen so many eagle rays and conchs in my life. The eagle rays seem to just flow like slow moving birds through the water. After that the group had some time to relax. I had a great time reading now, one of my new favorite books, Ender’s Game. After this relaxing time, we went to dinner and had a fantastic meal. The dinner was red snapper with a sort of tomato sauce. We were all quite tired so we decided to go to bed. The next morning being so enwrapped in my book I got up early and watched the sun come up and read. When it was time to get going for the day we went to get breakfast, which was like all the meals before it quite good. Then the group went out for the morning exercise, which got some funny looks from residents and guest. The group then divided into two groups, the groups we’re divided into the snorkelers and divers. I was in the snorkeler group with Christian, Mitch, Shane, and Big John. We didn’t see as much as we did before, but we still had an amazing time. Then we went in for lunch. After we ate some of the students had extra spending money and decided to spend it on a second dive. The others went on a snorkel around docks and had a great time. After that we ate we had some more time to relax. The island had a bar, which we were able to use our money on drinks and small snacks. I had a really good time spending sometime with James and getting to talk. We then ate dinner, spent some more time relaxing then went to bed. The next morning we got up and packed our bags and left the island. Leaving was very sad; I had an extremely good time. I’ll never forget the time on Tobacco Caye and I hope I can take my family there sometime.