we were able to make it out of belize on our own. about 25-30 of us stayed behind an extra day to help out. the reason we left is that we felt like more of a burden on the people. the army troops that flew in were much more trained and equipped to help out the locals than us. bottom line is ok the school did help us out somewhat and yes it was a natural disaster that couldnt be predicted. what bugged me was being LIED to both before,during and after the incident. there is such thing as precautionary measures which the school did not take to ensure the safety of its students.