Pals is a 2-story light pink, beat up hotel, with hardly any air conditioning. You’re lucky if there aren’t ants crawling on the walls every night or if your floor isn’t flooded. It’s a good day if you can connect to the Wi-Fi or if you don’t wake up with bug bites all over you. On multiple occasions the students staying at Pals would end up sleeping on the roof of Chaleanor for these reasons.
Chaleanor on the other hand has A/C and keeps the bugs to a minimum. The Wi-Fi only works slower when all the people from Pals come over to use it. Dinner on the roof of Chaleanor is always nice. The open porch looks over the town of Dangriga and has a nice breeze blowing through. Our meals at either location were usually made by either Tanisha or Eleanor. They were both fabulous cooks and would always provide many delicious options. Although I think I am going to be tired of rice and beans for probably a year after this trip is over.
I’m so thankful for these women who took their time to feed all 50 Arkansas students. I’m also thankful that I wasn’t stuck living at Pals.
-Julie
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