{"id":2896,"date":"2013-07-22T11:03:18","date_gmt":"2013-07-22T15:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/study-abroad\/?p=2896"},"modified":"2024-01-29T12:33:11","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T17:33:11","slug":"day-0-the-first-of-the-group-arrives-in-belize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/day-0-the-first-of-the-group-arrives-in-belize\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 0 &#8211; The First Of The Group Arrives in Belize by Stephanee Bridges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>After a short line in customs, we found our driver and stopped for a true Belizean lunch; rice, beans, and stewed chicken. 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