Coming to Belize feels like coming home. The sights, the smells and the people that are welcoming us with open arms. We arrived to the Belize City Airport after (almost) missing our flight in Miami and we were greeted with the humid air of the jungle. After a short line in customs, we found our … Continue reading Day 0 – The First Of The Group Arrives in Belize by Stephanee Bridges →

If you are wondering what exactly goes on when you study abroad in Belize, take a look at the video below. This video was created by Dillon Andreassi, one of the five recipients of the 2012 Sharing the World: Multimedia Project Scholarship through the St. Petersburg College Foundation’s Innovation Grants Initiative.

Words can’t express the adventures, memories, and joys that the Belize study abroad group had. I look forward to meeting with our group one more time in a few weeks to relive the experiences. A two week trip in paradise (oddly enough almost every hotel we stayed at had paradise in its name) felt like … Continue reading Belizean Adventures – Summer 2012 by Jennifer Fernandes →

Today we took a long drive over to Hopkins, a small Garifuna coastal town. Almost immediately after we arrived, we went snorkeling which was a new experience for me. It took some time to get comfortable with it and all of the things to remember: hands/arms at my side, don’t touch the coral or they’ll … Continue reading Snorkeling in Hopkins and Garifuna Drum Circle by Dina Athanassie →

The group left on Sunday morning, bright and VERY early, to head for Belize. We landed in Belize City at 11am to a very humid day greeted by Crystal Paradise Resort’s Eric. We stopped for lunch at an amazing road side diner that served rice and potato salad with your choice of beef, chicken, fish, … Continue reading Belize – The Jungle Paradise by Stephanee Bridges →

The primary goal of the course is to introduce students to rainforest and Central American ecology by combining lectures, labs and discovery-oriented investigative experiences of the rainforest and coastal environments of Belize. Several topics will be covered in depth. These include the general ecology of Belize, ecology of rainforests, identification of rainforest fauna and flora, marine ecology, … Continue reading Learn About Beautiful Belize by Anna Faiola →