A School for Others

A School for Others is a personal memoir about volunteering with the Peace Corps in Belize Central America. Stories of personal growth unintentional altruism and true love unravel in action-filled adventures and historical accounts. LeBard chronicles his five years in a Mayan village during transformative times not just for himself but also for Belize. While this tiny Caribbean country struggles with globalization and a newly-achieved independence drug wars and American TV infiltrate village life. One day LeBard discovers an abandoned school in the jungle. This sparks his vision of developing a school for the other kids who wouldn't ordinarily have the privilege of attending secondary school.