Back from Belize!

Hello all! I just returned home from a 10-day stay in Belize. It was the most amazing 10 days of my life. I hope you enjoyed Aaron's comments on Cap and Trade. Thank you so much, Aaron, for being a guest blogger while I was away!

Anyway, I went to Belize with the organization Sustainable Harvest International. SHI is an organization that deals with helping local farmers in developing countries choose organic, sustainable ways of farming. It was amazing to travel around to all of the locals' homes and teach them how to crush certain leaves of plants and use them as a pesticide or fertilizer. I really wish there were more organizations like it in the United States.

One thing that really sticks out in my mind about politics in Belize is how much these people care about the politics of the USA. We were driving down a dirt road in the country and there was a hand-made sign outside of someone's house that had "Obama USA" scrawled across it. It just surprised me how much people in a small village outside of the US are concerned about the politics here, when there are so many people living in our own country who don't pay attention to things that go on.

With that said, I am really excited to be back blogging for the summer and to be living through such a historic election!!