Frustrated!!! I'm not even sure what else to say... these kids are crazy....most teachers
have no control....and to top it all off some of the teachers don't even show up...or they
leave early. The kids don't stay in their seats, let alone the classroom...when the teachers
leave the room, its an automatice free for all. Somethings def. don't change no matter
what culture you are in...there are good teachers and not so good teachers, good classroom
management and not so good classroom managment...there are kids that want to learn, and kids
that don't, there are bullies, class clowns, and well I think you get the point. This
experience is SO very HARD for me...after the 3 classes we had this morning, I am more than
ready to head back to MY school :) This is so hard because I am the only volunteer that
works with kids in a school capacity back in the states...so my expectations are some what
skewed compared to the other volunteers...its hard, but I have to take a back seat most of
the time due to the language barriers I have and due to the expectations I have. I believe
my blood pressure today was the highest its been sense I arrived here.... its very frustrating.
I'm not sure how else to put it...It's challenging, and I love that, but there comes a point
when I can only do so much and that makes me upset... I can't wait to learn the language so
that then I can feel as though I am making more of a difference in these young students lives.
Today as I was eating breakfast I was refelcting on my time here and the time I have left.
It is very much like me to start getting anxious about leaving and not having enough time
to do all I want to do before I leave. I'm trying very hard to take one day at a time.
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Beer, Baleadas, Beach, oh and FUTBOL
This week in Tela we went to get baleadas
from a local stand. These consist of handmade tortillas, they literally make them as you
order! with beans, I'm thinking refried of some kind...you have your choice of pollo (chicken)
eggs, avacados, or simple (beans and cheese), the cheese is like some sort of feta type cheese.
Its very different, but still good! They are very filling! On this particular ocassion we
were going to watch the futboll game at a freinds house. We brought over two 6 packs,
one of Salva Vida, the other Imperial, mmmmm, and our baleadas, I got beans and avacados.
So good! We watched Honduras loose to Mexico, with some local Hondurans...they were NOT happy!
Teddy is a very nice older man who Sam, Carly, and Aubrey met on the beach one day...I think
that's how the story goes...he was looking out for them. Then he introduced them to some
local Honduran young men...who are very attractive :) Andy was also watching the game with
us...we still had a good time, even if Honduras lost! After the game Teddy wated to make me
some of his famous tea, he has a plant in his yard. I was skeptical of course and I was
sweating like CRAZY!!!! The last thing I wanted was HOT TEA!!! But he swore it would be good
and that I had NEVER had anything like it. It boiled for like 10 minutes...I was thinking...
oh great now not only will my body be on fire, but so will my mouth...uggghhh. As the tea
was brewing, Sam was talking to Teddy about manufacturing his tea and bringing it to the states.
She said she would be his buisness manager... So I patiently waited while the tea had some
time to cool, he told me I had to add a small amount of sugar to get the full effect. So
I did....and wow, it was AMAZING!!! Yes I was dieing because it was so hot, but I drank every
last drop...it would have been amazing cold as well! It was citusy in taste, I'm not sure
how to describe it, but I was so freash, so so freash! He told me next time I came around
he would sent me home with the leaves so I could make my own at the house and chill it...
sounds good to me! After I was done with my tea, we went on a late night stroll on the beach.
It was so beautiful at night with the sun shinning down....how amazing and beautiful our
world is :) Our night had to end after that because we had class EARLY in the morning...7am :)
from a local stand. These consist of handmade tortillas, they literally make them as you
order! with beans, I'm thinking refried of some kind...you have your choice of pollo (chicken)
eggs, avacados, or simple (beans and cheese), the cheese is like some sort of feta type cheese.
Its very different, but still good! They are very filling! On this particular ocassion we
were going to watch the futboll game at a freinds house. We brought over two 6 packs,
one of Salva Vida, the other Imperial, mmmmm, and our baleadas, I got beans and avacados.
So good! We watched Honduras loose to Mexico, with some local Hondurans...they were NOT happy!
Teddy is a very nice older man who Sam, Carly, and Aubrey met on the beach one day...I think
that's how the story goes...he was looking out for them. Then he introduced them to some
local Honduran young men...who are very attractive :) Andy was also watching the game with
us...we still had a good time, even if Honduras lost! After the game Teddy wated to make me
some of his famous tea, he has a plant in his yard. I was skeptical of course and I was
sweating like CRAZY!!!! The last thing I wanted was HOT TEA!!! But he swore it would be good
and that I had NEVER had anything like it. It boiled for like 10 minutes...I was thinking...
oh great now not only will my body be on fire, but so will my mouth...uggghhh. As the tea
was brewing, Sam was talking to Teddy about manufacturing his tea and bringing it to the states.
She said she would be his buisness manager... So I patiently waited while the tea had some
time to cool, he told me I had to add a small amount of sugar to get the full effect. So
I did....and wow, it was AMAZING!!! Yes I was dieing because it was so hot, but I drank every
last drop...it would have been amazing cold as well! It was citusy in taste, I'm not sure
how to describe it, but I was so freash, so so freash! He told me next time I came around
he would sent me home with the leaves so I could make my own at the house and chill it...
sounds good to me! After I was done with my tea, we went on a late night stroll on the beach.
It was so beautiful at night with the sun shinning down....how amazing and beautiful our
world is :) Our night had to end after that because we had class EARLY in the morning...7am :)
1st week of classes
Week one of classes was kind of tough to say the least... we started the week off on Monday
meeting up with a woman who spoke great English named Carol, she wanted us to tour several
public schools in case we decided we could add more to our plate, or if we get more volunteers
we could add more sites...it was very overwhelming because the schools she took us to were in
El Centro, meaning the center part of the town, which is a 20 lemp taxi ride...like 1 dollar
in the states, but still traveling that everyday would add up...most of these schools were very
poor, but I've only see one that seemed to be a little nicer than all of the others and that
is at a bilingual school. After parting ways with Carol, we went to look for things to organize
our supply closet with...there are NO WALMARTS here so you have to be really creative...its
fun I think...so I found a store that sold lots of kitchen supplies, blenders, toasters,
tupperware, silverware...stuff like that, they also had plastic shelves and drawers, this was
perfect, just what we were looking for! So we got some supplies and got back to the house and
got busy...it litterally took us about 3 or so hours to sort out everything I brought and
all the stuff we had already...we have so much good stuff!!! Then time with the kids at the
SOS and dinner...off to bed early for our 7am start...we went for introductions to the school
around the corner from us...the name of the school is....... and it means school of retired
teachers...however I'm not sure they are all old and retired...lol. We went to meet with the
director to set up a schedule and then go and speak with the kids, it was so amazing when
we walked into the room the kids started cheering and holaring...they saw Gringos and though
sweet, we get to learn English...it was truely amazing, it almost made me cry...When we got
to the 7, 8, and 9th graders I'm not sure how thrilled they were...I'm thinking that they
will be the hardest to work with due to age and embarassment, you would be surprised at how
shy they can be when it comes to speaking the language. these kids have english class, but
there teachers speaks 0 english so she uses the pronounciations to try and speak...thats very
hard...take it from me...thats what I've been trying to do in Spanish...doesn't always work
out that well! This program is very interesting as I am one of the first volunteers to get
things up and running with this program...which is very rewarding and I'm hoping I can come
back and visit at some point to see how it has progressed. Its never easy starting something
new. I will say I am sad that the SOS orphanage didnt work out as originally intended! Those
kids are so sweet...I'm not sure if I have said this yet but will stay it again the kids at
the orphanage really do have a great life. Yes their parents gave them up, but it was so they
could have a better life. These kids get allowances, they have money to spend on clothes,
and whatever they want. They have people sponsor them, they get meals everyday and are put in
good schools! its the kids that live with their families that are the less fourtunate...it
all depends on how you see it...on one hand the sos kids don't really have a family, but
when you walk in and they invite you into their lives...you would think that every perosn at
the sos village is one big family! these kids are so loving to one another, I can't get
over it!!! I wish my kids back in the states could be satisfied with what they have instead
of wanting more, more, more, and more... So we have around 7 classes in the am and pm,. after
intros in the am, we came back for the afternoon. We met with the director and boy was she AWESOME!
She really wanted us there, helped us figure out a schedule that would work for her and
all the other students, after we got that squared away she took us into each classroom
and gave the kids a what for on respect and how excited she was that we would be helping
their school! It was great!
meeting up with a woman who spoke great English named Carol, she wanted us to tour several
public schools in case we decided we could add more to our plate, or if we get more volunteers
we could add more sites...it was very overwhelming because the schools she took us to were in
El Centro, meaning the center part of the town, which is a 20 lemp taxi ride...like 1 dollar
in the states, but still traveling that everyday would add up...most of these schools were very
poor, but I've only see one that seemed to be a little nicer than all of the others and that
is at a bilingual school. After parting ways with Carol, we went to look for things to organize
our supply closet with...there are NO WALMARTS here so you have to be really creative...its
fun I think...so I found a store that sold lots of kitchen supplies, blenders, toasters,
tupperware, silverware...stuff like that, they also had plastic shelves and drawers, this was
perfect, just what we were looking for! So we got some supplies and got back to the house and
got busy...it litterally took us about 3 or so hours to sort out everything I brought and
all the stuff we had already...we have so much good stuff!!! Then time with the kids at the
SOS and dinner...off to bed early for our 7am start...we went for introductions to the school
around the corner from us...the name of the school is....... and it means school of retired
teachers...however I'm not sure they are all old and retired...lol. We went to meet with the
director to set up a schedule and then go and speak with the kids, it was so amazing when
we walked into the room the kids started cheering and holaring...they saw Gringos and though
sweet, we get to learn English...it was truely amazing, it almost made me cry...When we got
to the 7, 8, and 9th graders I'm not sure how thrilled they were...I'm thinking that they
will be the hardest to work with due to age and embarassment, you would be surprised at how
shy they can be when it comes to speaking the language. these kids have english class, but
there teachers speaks 0 english so she uses the pronounciations to try and speak...thats very
hard...take it from me...thats what I've been trying to do in Spanish...doesn't always work
out that well! This program is very interesting as I am one of the first volunteers to get
things up and running with this program...which is very rewarding and I'm hoping I can come
back and visit at some point to see how it has progressed. Its never easy starting something
new. I will say I am sad that the SOS orphanage didnt work out as originally intended! Those
kids are so sweet...I'm not sure if I have said this yet but will stay it again the kids at
the orphanage really do have a great life. Yes their parents gave them up, but it was so they
could have a better life. These kids get allowances, they have money to spend on clothes,
and whatever they want. They have people sponsor them, they get meals everyday and are put in
good schools! its the kids that live with their families that are the less fourtunate...it
all depends on how you see it...on one hand the sos kids don't really have a family, but
when you walk in and they invite you into their lives...you would think that every perosn at
the sos village is one big family! these kids are so loving to one another, I can't get
over it!!! I wish my kids back in the states could be satisfied with what they have instead
of wanting more, more, more, and more... So we have around 7 classes in the am and pm,. after
intros in the am, we came back for the afternoon. We met with the director and boy was she AWESOME!
She really wanted us there, helped us figure out a schedule that would work for her and
all the other students, after we got that squared away she took us into each classroom
and gave the kids a what for on respect and how excited she was that we would be helping
their school! It was great!
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
So much more....
I've realized having only been here for a couple weeks there is so much more....more to life, more to living, more to see, more to do...its so amazing...and so sad....we are only here for such a short amount of time and there is an entire world to see...I so have the travel bug...its a dangerous thing to have...and a bit $$$, so I have so much to say and will write more when I can...it so hot here...it was a feel like temp of 107 today...but every evening its been raining and it cools it off to around 75 or so.... perfect sleeping weather...just hope the power doesn't go out and your screwed without a fan...ughhhh!!! Hope all is well with everyone back in the states and know that I am so super happy.....
Copan Ruinas
Copan Ruinas
Wow, what an amazing place, I think I really love Copan more than any place I have ever been. It is so quaint and cute, it is in the mountains so it is cooler
but I was also there for rainy season...I'm not sure it is always so nice. I could picture myself living there for sure. It is a back packers hub because it is
so close to the Guatamala border...If I would have been thinking I would have brought my passport, thay way we could have crossed the border...even if for one
day...oh well, next time for sure... We started Thursday off with taking a really early bus to San Pedro Sula, the bus dropped us off on a street corner and from
there we took a taxi to the bus terminal where Pontos and I sat in Espresso Americano (thank GOD Honduras has a Starbucks spin off!) getting to know each other and
watching people stare at us...we def. stuck out!!! Many people looked and some even
asked...what are you doing here. At one point a reporter from the local news station came up and started talking to us. She asked Pontos to say something nice
about the City and he said he has only seen the airport and the bus terminal, she said she didn't care, so he said that San Pedro was very pretty and than he
liked it very much... they also filmed him so it should all be on-line, how crazy is that! Pontos and I had really good coversation about lots of things, like
life in the states vs. Sweden vs. Honduras, relationships, our friends back home, ect his
English is pretty broken, but it is funny to hear him talk and try and say funny things...he will say things like "of course, my horse" it is just funny :)
So we boreded the school bus that will take us to Copan Ruinas the ticket was like 5 dollars, The bus ride was AMAZING! It was cool and breezy with the most amazing
views. We would randomly stop and locals would get on the bus selling plantain chips, cookies, pepsi, water, or agua dela coco (coconut water). I so badly wanted to try
everything, but was very worried about germs so I just looked :) I wish so badly I could describe the views of the montains with palm trees, coconut trees, banana
trees, pineapple growing, the clean mountain air the bright sun...it was amazing, best time I've ever had on a school bus, that is for sure!!! When we arrived the
clouds had just started to rain...we were walking around trying to find a place to stay and boom....the clouds opened and that was it...the streets were flooded,
I was WET, we walked through the river (street) and made our way to La Posada de Belssy a cute little hotel (15 $ a night) for two beds and a private bath, with
warm water...it was cute. I will admit staying in a room with someone I have only known for a few days was sort of weird if you stop and think about it, but it
was actually not too bad...we got along well. He is unfortunatly A LOT like me when it comes to being anxious/nervous and being a control freak, I really didn't
think that anyone could be worse than me...wow, I was wrong...he sort of drove me crazy by the end of the trip! I think communication is def an issue as well.
So we got cleaned up and went to find a place for dinner...all I had eaten was a peanut butter and banana sandwich at like 6am, and some cheese and crackers
on the bus...I was starving! We found La Case de Todo (house of everything) where we ate dinner...an amazing turkey, ham, tomato, and avacado sandwich...to die for!
I found a book at the book exchange...because I'm stupid and didn't bring ANY books with me!!! Had a beer, Imperial...my fav, relaxed while it continued to rain, called
my mom and then we went to Via Via Cafe, where we got happy hour drinks (fresca and rum) and started talking to a group of people, most from New York. They had been
on the island of Utila getting dive certified and were making their way to Copan and then home to New York...they were so fun! We had amazing conversations with
them a few drinks and then off to the club/kareoke bar next door... there were several locals there...Hondurans take their singing and dancing VERY seriously here!
There were another group of Gringos (white people) in the bar, turns out they are med students working at a make shift doctors office (outside) and giving treatment
to people that have never seen a dr before... wow do they know how to party!!! YEEEOW! On dude tried to sing Livin Lavida Loca...he sucked it up and ruined the chances
of any other Gringo taking their turn and Espanol Karioki :) We danced with the New Yorkers...made up some pretty silly moves and then headed back to de Belssy to bed
so we could meet up with everyone the next day for a "hike" to a waterfall. The next morning we got up and went to look for food...we were trying to stay budget friendly
by grabing something at the "mini super" in town...we went for coffee, again gotta love Espresso Americano...and then to a little store..I picked up some strange vanilla
bread, some Quaker Oatmeal cookies and a Gatorade...yum. Pontos got some weird bread...it looked like hot dog buns...and that was not the last time he ate that meal...
the saddest thing was seeing the dogs follow us wherever we went...because we had food. I honestly felt HORRIBLE eating any of it...these dogs are litterally skin and bones
and some are just bones... and when you see one that looks a little healthy...they usually have owners the rest live on the street...so sad. So after giving more than half
of my breakfast away we ended up meeting up with everyone and getting in the back of a pick up truck heading out of town to where our "hike" would begin...when we started
I thought this was going to be like any other hike I've done in Colorado...we got to the waterfall, no problem, swam, jumped off a log, swam some more..then the "hike" really
started! We were climbing mountains of jungles, walking through creeks, streams and rivers, with boulders,crossing on logs, crossing under barbed wire fences, and
looking out for snakes and spiders...wow what an ordeal! At one point I'm pretty sure all of us thought this was a "walk the stupid Gringos in the middle of the forest
and gut them with the mechetti hike" We finally got to our ultimate destination which was a canyon about 15ft tall where we could jump off into a cold spring...It was very
nerve racking...but "live in the moment" right? So I went for it...a couple of times actually! I got some really good pics..will have to up load when I get back to the
states. After we had our fun jumping and swimming it was off through another crazy treck throught the Jungle! We finally made it to the main road and thought the truck
would be waiting...not the case, so we walked and walked some more...all of us very VERY hungry, since most of us fed the dogs instead of ourselves...we finally made it
to the truck and headed back into Copan so we could eat, shower, and get ready for the next adventure :) On our way back into town we talked about how overwhelming the
marketing PEPSI has done to this country! It is crazy, we litteraly saw a church that was sponsored by PEPSI...people's houses, pepsi, the middle of a river, pepsi, a
school, pepsi...it is everywhere...I would really love to know the story behinde this... that wasn't the only thing either..TIGO is a cell company...it is everywhere too
and Ciaro...a DISH company...it is crazy to see mud and stick houses with a Dish on the side...hey..."it is what it is" So back to Copan and to a little Cafe next to
la Belssy. I got dos tacos, they were soft shell tacos with veggies and pollo (chicken) lightly fried I guess...they were so yummy!!! All the New Yorkers could talk about
was food and man they can eat some food, I think we had several hour long conversations about food...so funny! I tried the fried plantains, a crepe balleada, and empanadas.
All of it was so good! Showered and then off through the mountains on a coffee plantation tour. All the guys rode in the back while I rode in the front with Rita, she was
a beautiful lady and I was so sad that I couldn't tell her how amazing her country was. I did tell her it was "muy bonito" which means very pretty! On our way up the mountain
it started to rain slightly...no worries..we went to the plantation, saw the plants and then went through the process of how they shell and roast the beans...very cool. We
were then offered a cup of coffee, I was so excited to taste it because it smelled SO GOOD! Instead it tasted like water, or as Pontos says it..."cat piss!" lol, so I bought
2 bags...ha! Luke one's for you...there was a really cool handmade bag it came in...so whatever. Then we were off to another plantation to actually see shade grown coffee in at
a farm...on the way it really started raining, but we decided to go any way. As we are following our guide through someone's back yard with their hourse, and lots of hourse
poop, trash, and then over a log bridge because there was a creek, I'm not talking a swaying bridge, I'm talking like a log, walk across a log to the other side, balance
and hope you don't loose control...HA! I made it and as soon as we got to the coffee plants the heavens opened and we were drenched...I couldn't take any pictures and we
were so worried about all our electronics we had with us.. needless to say that was our close to our last pair of dry clothes, well all but me that is...since I pack until
my back pack bursts, I had one last pair of clean undies and an outfit...thank goodness :) On our way back down the mountain I again sat in the cab while all the boys were
still getting rained on...they were in the back all trying to think of songs that had to do with water, "its raining men, yellow submarine, make it rain, and lots of other"
I was wishing so bad I wasin the back singing with them! Oh well, Rita and I had a good laugh for sure. It is rainy season so it usually rains in the mountains from like 3
on... so that it did, it rained for the rest of the night, I thought to bring an umbrella, which was my bro's girlfriends, not sure how I ended up with it, but was very thankful
THANKS Alyssa! My roomate on the other hand was not so lucky, he was wet all weekend, despite the rain jacket he brought (too thin) :) WE were both pretty drained, I went for
dinner at the same place I had lunch it was very good an cheap! It was so nice eating on the terrace of this place all by myself, well there were lots of Geko's around, but
truely I believe that is the first time I had gone to a resturant to eat alone, and I loved it. I'm sure it had to do with my surroundings, the FREASH air, the food, and the
beautiful sound of rain hitting the banana and mango trees, but still, I'm quite certain I will be making this a part of my routine back in the states. It's so amazing how
much I have learned about myself being here and about how happy I am with who I am...very reassuring! I will admit, I have definatly had my self consious moments when I think
EVERYONE here is talking to me...oh well, you get used to it :) It was nice that there were several people speaking English in the more touristy areas like Copan Ruinas.
After dinner I went to the main floor where the owner of the resturant had made some jewlery out of local nuts. It was beautiful...and if you know me I am such a sucker for
jewlery, so I bought 4 pairs of earings and I paid 200 lemperas, thats about $10, not the problem is, which do I give as gifts or keep for myself :) sorry sis :) we decided
to venture out in the rain yet again for one more night a via via cafe, we decided to leave one day early so we could stay in San Pedro Sula, so I could meet Minor (Maynard)
Anyway it was a fun night of talking with the New Yorkers and meeting some new people at the same time! We met a British guy, who spoke some sweedish, and hebrew, ahhh so may
languages! Everywhere we go it seems to be that way! oh well, its interesting to hear! I just wish I could speak more! The next day I had made plans to go to the Ruins with
the British guy because he was the only one that hadn't gone out of our group and my roomate decided he didn't wan to go. I was sort of dissappointed, I was some of the ruins, but
didn't really want to pay 30$ for a guide...stupid, I should have, so I didn't see the coolest parts and we had about 2 hours because we had to check out and take another 4 hour
bus ride to San Pedro...ughhh, I wasn't feeling it, but it was amazing and beautiful...off on our next adventure to San Pedro, the bus ride was very uncomfortable because yes
we go rained on AGAIN!!! No I literally didn't have any dry clothes or clothes that smelled like WET...great! WE go to the bus terminal and the Honduras vs. Costa Rica game
was on...MANY people were huddled around the tvs watching as the game went down. I was tired and hungry, trying to get in touch with Minor to tell him where we were, while
Pontos ordered Pizza hut...yeah thats right PIZZA HUT, 2 personal pans, he was very impressed, he had never seen anything like it, he was very hungry to, because all he had
eaten was a bag of hot dog buns, so funny! So we watched the game and waited while it rained yet again...this time so much that the streets were flooded and Minor could not
get through traffic to come get us. So he talked to the taxi driver via phone and he took us to a really nice hotel with HOT water, TV, and breakfast...Minor came and we hung
out at the bar for a while. It was good to see him again...not sure if we will stay in touch, but you never know. He was leaving for Huston the next day so he didn't stay
out too long. I felt pampered with a long hot shower, ac, and yup I caught up on a little Jersey Shore action... The next day we were off to the bus terminal after a nice
breakfast of coffee, fruit, and toast...yes they had a toaster! San Pedro was already steamy hot at 9am! We ended up taking the nicer bus this time...and would you believe
me if I said I would PREFER a chicken bus, or school bus as we would call it! LOL! We made it home as I relaxed in the hammock all afternoon, sorting pictures, and doing
laundry. That night we met up with Sam, our other roommate and had dinner at the beach...amazing garlic shrimp, backed potato, and veggies...the best part pon de la coco,
which is a coconut bread with garlic butter on it...so amazing!!! What a great end to a weekend.
Wow, what an amazing place, I think I really love Copan more than any place I have ever been. It is so quaint and cute, it is in the mountains so it is cooler
but I was also there for rainy season...I'm not sure it is always so nice. I could picture myself living there for sure. It is a back packers hub because it is
so close to the Guatamala border...If I would have been thinking I would have brought my passport, thay way we could have crossed the border...even if for one
day...oh well, next time for sure... We started Thursday off with taking a really early bus to San Pedro Sula, the bus dropped us off on a street corner and from
there we took a taxi to the bus terminal where Pontos and I sat in Espresso Americano (thank GOD Honduras has a Starbucks spin off!) getting to know each other and
watching people stare at us...we def. stuck out!!! Many people looked and some even
asked...what are you doing here. At one point a reporter from the local news station came up and started talking to us. She asked Pontos to say something nice
about the City and he said he has only seen the airport and the bus terminal, she said she didn't care, so he said that San Pedro was very pretty and than he
liked it very much... they also filmed him so it should all be on-line, how crazy is that! Pontos and I had really good coversation about lots of things, like
life in the states vs. Sweden vs. Honduras, relationships, our friends back home, ect his
English is pretty broken, but it is funny to hear him talk and try and say funny things...he will say things like "of course, my horse" it is just funny :)
So we boreded the school bus that will take us to Copan Ruinas the ticket was like 5 dollars, The bus ride was AMAZING! It was cool and breezy with the most amazing
views. We would randomly stop and locals would get on the bus selling plantain chips, cookies, pepsi, water, or agua dela coco (coconut water). I so badly wanted to try
everything, but was very worried about germs so I just looked :) I wish so badly I could describe the views of the montains with palm trees, coconut trees, banana
trees, pineapple growing, the clean mountain air the bright sun...it was amazing, best time I've ever had on a school bus, that is for sure!!! When we arrived the
clouds had just started to rain...we were walking around trying to find a place to stay and boom....the clouds opened and that was it...the streets were flooded,
I was WET, we walked through the river (street) and made our way to La Posada de Belssy a cute little hotel (15 $ a night) for two beds and a private bath, with
warm water...it was cute. I will admit staying in a room with someone I have only known for a few days was sort of weird if you stop and think about it, but it
was actually not too bad...we got along well. He is unfortunatly A LOT like me when it comes to being anxious/nervous and being a control freak, I really didn't
think that anyone could be worse than me...wow, I was wrong...he sort of drove me crazy by the end of the trip! I think communication is def an issue as well.
So we got cleaned up and went to find a place for dinner...all I had eaten was a peanut butter and banana sandwich at like 6am, and some cheese and crackers
on the bus...I was starving! We found La Case de Todo (house of everything) where we ate dinner...an amazing turkey, ham, tomato, and avacado sandwich...to die for!
I found a book at the book exchange...because I'm stupid and didn't bring ANY books with me!!! Had a beer, Imperial...my fav, relaxed while it continued to rain, called
my mom and then we went to Via Via Cafe, where we got happy hour drinks (fresca and rum) and started talking to a group of people, most from New York. They had been
on the island of Utila getting dive certified and were making their way to Copan and then home to New York...they were so fun! We had amazing conversations with
them a few drinks and then off to the club/kareoke bar next door... there were several locals there...Hondurans take their singing and dancing VERY seriously here!
There were another group of Gringos (white people) in the bar, turns out they are med students working at a make shift doctors office (outside) and giving treatment
to people that have never seen a dr before... wow do they know how to party!!! YEEEOW! On dude tried to sing Livin Lavida Loca...he sucked it up and ruined the chances
of any other Gringo taking their turn and Espanol Karioki :) We danced with the New Yorkers...made up some pretty silly moves and then headed back to de Belssy to bed
so we could meet up with everyone the next day for a "hike" to a waterfall. The next morning we got up and went to look for food...we were trying to stay budget friendly
by grabing something at the "mini super" in town...we went for coffee, again gotta love Espresso Americano...and then to a little store..I picked up some strange vanilla
bread, some Quaker Oatmeal cookies and a Gatorade...yum. Pontos got some weird bread...it looked like hot dog buns...and that was not the last time he ate that meal...
the saddest thing was seeing the dogs follow us wherever we went...because we had food. I honestly felt HORRIBLE eating any of it...these dogs are litterally skin and bones
and some are just bones... and when you see one that looks a little healthy...they usually have owners the rest live on the street...so sad. So after giving more than half
of my breakfast away we ended up meeting up with everyone and getting in the back of a pick up truck heading out of town to where our "hike" would begin...when we started
I thought this was going to be like any other hike I've done in Colorado...we got to the waterfall, no problem, swam, jumped off a log, swam some more..then the "hike" really
started! We were climbing mountains of jungles, walking through creeks, streams and rivers, with boulders,crossing on logs, crossing under barbed wire fences, and
looking out for snakes and spiders...wow what an ordeal! At one point I'm pretty sure all of us thought this was a "walk the stupid Gringos in the middle of the forest
and gut them with the mechetti hike" We finally got to our ultimate destination which was a canyon about 15ft tall where we could jump off into a cold spring...It was very
nerve racking...but "live in the moment" right? So I went for it...a couple of times actually! I got some really good pics..will have to up load when I get back to the
states. After we had our fun jumping and swimming it was off through another crazy treck throught the Jungle! We finally made it to the main road and thought the truck
would be waiting...not the case, so we walked and walked some more...all of us very VERY hungry, since most of us fed the dogs instead of ourselves...we finally made it
to the truck and headed back into Copan so we could eat, shower, and get ready for the next adventure :) On our way back into town we talked about how overwhelming the
marketing PEPSI has done to this country! It is crazy, we litteraly saw a church that was sponsored by PEPSI...people's houses, pepsi, the middle of a river, pepsi, a
school, pepsi...it is everywhere...I would really love to know the story behinde this... that wasn't the only thing either..TIGO is a cell company...it is everywhere too
and Ciaro...a DISH company...it is crazy to see mud and stick houses with a Dish on the side...hey..."it is what it is" So back to Copan and to a little Cafe next to
la Belssy. I got dos tacos, they were soft shell tacos with veggies and pollo (chicken) lightly fried I guess...they were so yummy!!! All the New Yorkers could talk about
was food and man they can eat some food, I think we had several hour long conversations about food...so funny! I tried the fried plantains, a crepe balleada, and empanadas.
All of it was so good! Showered and then off through the mountains on a coffee plantation tour. All the guys rode in the back while I rode in the front with Rita, she was
a beautiful lady and I was so sad that I couldn't tell her how amazing her country was. I did tell her it was "muy bonito" which means very pretty! On our way up the mountain
it started to rain slightly...no worries..we went to the plantation, saw the plants and then went through the process of how they shell and roast the beans...very cool. We
were then offered a cup of coffee, I was so excited to taste it because it smelled SO GOOD! Instead it tasted like water, or as Pontos says it..."cat piss!" lol, so I bought
2 bags...ha! Luke one's for you...there was a really cool handmade bag it came in...so whatever. Then we were off to another plantation to actually see shade grown coffee in at
a farm...on the way it really started raining, but we decided to go any way. As we are following our guide through someone's back yard with their hourse, and lots of hourse
poop, trash, and then over a log bridge because there was a creek, I'm not talking a swaying bridge, I'm talking like a log, walk across a log to the other side, balance
and hope you don't loose control...HA! I made it and as soon as we got to the coffee plants the heavens opened and we were drenched...I couldn't take any pictures and we
were so worried about all our electronics we had with us.. needless to say that was our close to our last pair of dry clothes, well all but me that is...since I pack until
my back pack bursts, I had one last pair of clean undies and an outfit...thank goodness :) On our way back down the mountain I again sat in the cab while all the boys were
still getting rained on...they were in the back all trying to think of songs that had to do with water, "its raining men, yellow submarine, make it rain, and lots of other"
I was wishing so bad I wasin the back singing with them! Oh well, Rita and I had a good laugh for sure. It is rainy season so it usually rains in the mountains from like 3
on... so that it did, it rained for the rest of the night, I thought to bring an umbrella, which was my bro's girlfriends, not sure how I ended up with it, but was very thankful
THANKS Alyssa! My roomate on the other hand was not so lucky, he was wet all weekend, despite the rain jacket he brought (too thin) :) WE were both pretty drained, I went for
dinner at the same place I had lunch it was very good an cheap! It was so nice eating on the terrace of this place all by myself, well there were lots of Geko's around, but
truely I believe that is the first time I had gone to a resturant to eat alone, and I loved it. I'm sure it had to do with my surroundings, the FREASH air, the food, and the
beautiful sound of rain hitting the banana and mango trees, but still, I'm quite certain I will be making this a part of my routine back in the states. It's so amazing how
much I have learned about myself being here and about how happy I am with who I am...very reassuring! I will admit, I have definatly had my self consious moments when I think
EVERYONE here is talking to me...oh well, you get used to it :) It was nice that there were several people speaking English in the more touristy areas like Copan Ruinas.
After dinner I went to the main floor where the owner of the resturant had made some jewlery out of local nuts. It was beautiful...and if you know me I am such a sucker for
jewlery, so I bought 4 pairs of earings and I paid 200 lemperas, thats about $10, not the problem is, which do I give as gifts or keep for myself :) sorry sis :) we decided
to venture out in the rain yet again for one more night a via via cafe, we decided to leave one day early so we could stay in San Pedro Sula, so I could meet Minor (Maynard)
Anyway it was a fun night of talking with the New Yorkers and meeting some new people at the same time! We met a British guy, who spoke some sweedish, and hebrew, ahhh so may
languages! Everywhere we go it seems to be that way! oh well, its interesting to hear! I just wish I could speak more! The next day I had made plans to go to the Ruins with
the British guy because he was the only one that hadn't gone out of our group and my roomate decided he didn't wan to go. I was sort of dissappointed, I was some of the ruins, but
didn't really want to pay 30$ for a guide...stupid, I should have, so I didn't see the coolest parts and we had about 2 hours because we had to check out and take another 4 hour
bus ride to San Pedro...ughhh, I wasn't feeling it, but it was amazing and beautiful...off on our next adventure to San Pedro, the bus ride was very uncomfortable because yes
we go rained on AGAIN!!! No I literally didn't have any dry clothes or clothes that smelled like WET...great! WE go to the bus terminal and the Honduras vs. Costa Rica game
was on...MANY people were huddled around the tvs watching as the game went down. I was tired and hungry, trying to get in touch with Minor to tell him where we were, while
Pontos ordered Pizza hut...yeah thats right PIZZA HUT, 2 personal pans, he was very impressed, he had never seen anything like it, he was very hungry to, because all he had
eaten was a bag of hot dog buns, so funny! So we watched the game and waited while it rained yet again...this time so much that the streets were flooded and Minor could not
get through traffic to come get us. So he talked to the taxi driver via phone and he took us to a really nice hotel with HOT water, TV, and breakfast...Minor came and we hung
out at the bar for a while. It was good to see him again...not sure if we will stay in touch, but you never know. He was leaving for Huston the next day so he didn't stay
out too long. I felt pampered with a long hot shower, ac, and yup I caught up on a little Jersey Shore action... The next day we were off to the bus terminal after a nice
breakfast of coffee, fruit, and toast...yes they had a toaster! San Pedro was already steamy hot at 9am! We ended up taking the nicer bus this time...and would you believe
me if I said I would PREFER a chicken bus, or school bus as we would call it! LOL! We made it home as I relaxed in the hammock all afternoon, sorting pictures, and doing
laundry. That night we met up with Sam, our other roommate and had dinner at the beach...amazing garlic shrimp, backed potato, and veggies...the best part pon de la coco,
which is a coconut bread with garlic butter on it...so amazing!!! What a great end to a weekend.
Monday, June 20, 2011
Reflections
Sunday night, sitting and reflecting on all the things that have happened over the past week, where has time gone. Now its Monday
wow, tomorrow I will have 3 weeks left, I can't believe that! I am so overwhelmed, impressed, in love, excited, moved, and inspired.
I will admit it is hard and annoying that I don't know the language, but I'm picking up more every day that I spend with the kids, and
I LOVE that time more than anything else I have done, and I'm sure will do!!! My roomates and I are spending time together tonight
cooking and listening to Honduras music... I just made my specialty quacamole...all natural, and chicken fijitas with Pontos...he is
so funny, just like a kid...like my bro kinda he had to play butcher and clean, skin, and dice the chicken legs, breasts, and wings...it was
a good time. We went to the fruit stand down from the house I got 3 avacados, one red onion, 4 tomatoes, 3 bananas, 1 pineapple
3 green pepers, 3 apples and maybe something else and I spend 120 lemps, which is 5 dollars and some change...I LOVE IT!!!
We just got back from the SOS where we spent about 3 hours playing frisbee having conversations, hugging and loveing on all
the kids, and a little bit of tutoring...yeow, that was rough!!! How do you explain greater than and less than in Espanol....especially w
when you don't know any!!! Today we also went to El Centro and toured some public schools with a lady named Carol, a retired teacher and
principal that Roy ran into. She spoke some English, and was a very nice lady!!! At this point we will be working at a couple schools teaching
english and doing homework help at a bilingual school...hopefully I can help...math is def not my specialty...or spelling...oh geezzz,
maybe I will learn something. Most of these kids are so eager to learn...if you just sit down and are looking at a book they want to read, or
help you understand something...it is so wonderful! Some students are resistant, but I believe its because they are shy on not confident...
today Harrison was sitting on the fence with a very sad look on his face, I walked over to him smiled and he reached for me...I held him for
a long time...we walked around and hugged...it was so sweet, he just needed some love, then he was ready to play...frisbee and chase, I've realized
those games work no matter what language you speak :) Later a couple girls asked me if I could give them my eyes...apparent.y they have a fasination with blue eyes! I am very eager for tomorrow and at the same time feeling sad, because its as if I will just get
my feet wet and have to leave...the whole time I have been here I feel as though I have been so torn...I am truly in love with this place and have
thought about how in the world I could make this my life for a while, but logistically it won't work immediatly...I know I would very much miss
my family and I would have to bring Cleo...which would be super hard because these dogs here would eat her alive...I do miss her so much! I know all
of this seems very premature, and maybe by the end of the next 3 weeks I will feel drastically different and want to come home, but I'm not so sure...
I feel at this point I very badly want to work with this population, I want to start taking spanish classes and learn all I can about this culture,
I love it! Not to mention, the guys are very attractive as well, but most of them speak spanish so when they approch me, I'm super screwed!!! HA!
There is a school here, where you can learn spanish, 4 hours a day 5 days a week for 139$, not too bad I don't think...we will see I'm not sure it will
fit into the schedule of volunteering...all of this is just so new and interesting...It is so hard to explain, but all I can say is I'm loving every minute
of it. Even though there have been several times in the past week where I have been very scared, nervous, and anxious traveling, switching buses, meeting
new people, learning to trust them, worrying if we are on the right bus, doing the right thing, taking the right cab, staying in the right hotel...it all is so overwhelming...
wow, tomorrow I will have 3 weeks left, I can't believe that! I am so overwhelmed, impressed, in love, excited, moved, and inspired.
I will admit it is hard and annoying that I don't know the language, but I'm picking up more every day that I spend with the kids, and
I LOVE that time more than anything else I have done, and I'm sure will do!!! My roomates and I are spending time together tonight
cooking and listening to Honduras music... I just made my specialty quacamole...all natural, and chicken fijitas with Pontos...he is
so funny, just like a kid...like my bro kinda he had to play butcher and clean, skin, and dice the chicken legs, breasts, and wings...it was
a good time. We went to the fruit stand down from the house I got 3 avacados, one red onion, 4 tomatoes, 3 bananas, 1 pineapple
3 green pepers, 3 apples and maybe something else and I spend 120 lemps, which is 5 dollars and some change...I LOVE IT!!!
We just got back from the SOS where we spent about 3 hours playing frisbee having conversations, hugging and loveing on all
the kids, and a little bit of tutoring...yeow, that was rough!!! How do you explain greater than and less than in Espanol....especially w
when you don't know any!!! Today we also went to El Centro and toured some public schools with a lady named Carol, a retired teacher and
principal that Roy ran into. She spoke some English, and was a very nice lady!!! At this point we will be working at a couple schools teaching
english and doing homework help at a bilingual school...hopefully I can help...math is def not my specialty...or spelling...oh geezzz,
maybe I will learn something. Most of these kids are so eager to learn...if you just sit down and are looking at a book they want to read, or
help you understand something...it is so wonderful! Some students are resistant, but I believe its because they are shy on not confident...
today Harrison was sitting on the fence with a very sad look on his face, I walked over to him smiled and he reached for me...I held him for
a long time...we walked around and hugged...it was so sweet, he just needed some love, then he was ready to play...frisbee and chase, I've realized
those games work no matter what language you speak :) Later a couple girls asked me if I could give them my eyes...apparent.y they have a fasination with blue eyes! I am very eager for tomorrow and at the same time feeling sad, because its as if I will just get
my feet wet and have to leave...the whole time I have been here I feel as though I have been so torn...I am truly in love with this place and have
thought about how in the world I could make this my life for a while, but logistically it won't work immediatly...I know I would very much miss
my family and I would have to bring Cleo...which would be super hard because these dogs here would eat her alive...I do miss her so much! I know all
of this seems very premature, and maybe by the end of the next 3 weeks I will feel drastically different and want to come home, but I'm not so sure...
I feel at this point I very badly want to work with this population, I want to start taking spanish classes and learn all I can about this culture,
I love it! Not to mention, the guys are very attractive as well, but most of them speak spanish so when they approch me, I'm super screwed!!! HA!
There is a school here, where you can learn spanish, 4 hours a day 5 days a week for 139$, not too bad I don't think...we will see I'm not sure it will
fit into the schedule of volunteering...all of this is just so new and interesting...It is so hard to explain, but all I can say is I'm loving every minute
of it. Even though there have been several times in the past week where I have been very scared, nervous, and anxious traveling, switching buses, meeting
new people, learning to trust them, worrying if we are on the right bus, doing the right thing, taking the right cab, staying in the right hotel...it all is so overwhelming...
Monday, June 13, 2011
I made it!
This place is unbelievable...really and truly amazing in so many ways. As I sit in my hammock on the front porch of my home for the next month the parrot (not sure his name) one of many pets next door is trying to talk to me :) Daisy, my new dog friend is keeping me company sleeping under the hammock, ocassionaly biting my butt, she is 4 months old. There are so many beautiful noises to take it, all the birds, the cool breeze russeling the banana and mango trees, the dogs barking, the beautiful language...it is all so amazing!
I want to start by telling you about my travels...My first flight went well I paid 120 $ to get all the donations plus minimal clothes here...they each weight about 68lbs...there were several ppl on my flight from Dallas to Miami that were headed to the same area so I tried to follow them when I got to Miami...btw, Miami is BEAUTIFL to fly into!!! we flew around the city, into the ocean and then back around, amazing areal view!!! When I got on the plane to San Pedro I met George and Iolani and older couple from Le Ceba, but now live in San Pedro. They tried to give me lots of advice, don't go to La Ceba at night, even in groups, exchange money in the airport, Tela (where I am) has the most beautiful beaches in ALL of Honduras... George went on to ask me my age...and then he laughed...he said what do you each and wash your face with...you look 18!!! So sweet, thanks George :) They told me I had to try the beans and rice...it is eaten at EVERY meal...I have yet to do so ...When I arrived, I walked with them to customs, they helped me fill out my papers on the plane and then I was off, searching like crazy for my bags, 15 minutes later, I'm trying to navigate close to 150lb of stuff throught the masses of Honduras, I look up and see a sign that says Honduras Children, I smile and say, thats me!!! Roy takes my things and we get into the car together, and we are off...speeding down the road at what feels like 150 mph dodging trucks, passing trucks and bikers like crazy!!! Roy is my Landlord, his "lady" Dina also lives next door. He really has no connection with the orphanage they just are here to house us. Roy and I have great conversation (he speaks pretty good english) and he tells me lots about what to do in Honduras. I get to the house and I am in total shock and disbelief at how amazing and beautiful it was. I had a quick intro to my roomates and a tour of the grounds, with a cervesa of coures!!! Then it was a little to unpack and off to the beach with my new roomates. The beach was so wonderful, water was warm and the sand was HOTTT! Some guy friends that Samantha and Carly have met (Andy from New Orleans and Maynard from Honduras, lives in Huston, TX) they brought some drinks and we sat and watched the sun set...WOW! Andy and Maynard then took us to get cervesas and papusas (a tortilla pita type thing stuffed with cheese, or cheese and pork with a cabbage relish think on top....so yummy!) Best part we didn't have to pay for it and they drove us home :) Back home we took our cold showers and got ready for a night out...We went to a night club (which we did not pay for either) up the road where a local band was playing...talk about funny!!! They would play a song in spanish and then they would play Guns and Roses, Hondurans love Sweet Child of MINE ;) They also played One, by U2...after me starting to fall asleep, after all I had been up for 24 hrs, the local DJ's started dropping some hard beats...THAT was fun!!! Lots of dancing, lots of cervesas....then home to bed, where I was so tired I slept until 10 the next day :) The next day was a FULL day in Honduras. This week in called Carnival, it is a local celebration of the city. So the kids are not in school this week, I will be traveling (hopefully) A LOT!!! So we got around and I went to the mini super (for food) up the road, I will post the picks of what I got...then we went to try and put money on my phone, that didn't work out...so we came back, ate and headed to the beach. I have found that from sweating so much it is hard to keep sunscreen and bug repellant on...oh well. We got ready and went back to the beach where they were selling snow cones and coconuts...I haven't tried it yet, but plan to before I leave :) I stayed in the ocean a lot, it was refreashing. Carly decided to take me into town to get minutes on my phone and to the Large Super...everything was closed, but we did have a super jugo (pina y mango) smoothie type thing...SOOOOO GOOD!! After we got home I took a siesta in the hammock and then got ready to go over to the orphanage to meet some kids with Carly. They were so interested in me, they didn't care that my spanish sucked! They wanted to hug take pictures, play hand games, watch soccer and play volleyball. I was so amazed at these children, I almost cried!!! They range from 18-babies and they ALL take care of each other, on BIG family. Such sweet kids, they look happy and like they are having so much fun, I just home they get the nurturing they need. We then came back and got ready to go to Andy and Maynard's resort to watch the NBA last game (in spanish, no less) I had great convo with Maynard, he is trying to teach me spanish. There place was nice and about a 2 minute walk to the beach, so we took cervesas and walked along the beach under the moon, so breath taking! We had an amazing time and I hope for Maynard to continue to teach me more Spanish :)
The biggest things that are different here, well there are A LOT! You cannot flush toilet paper...hmmm that sucks! If the water runs out, you must plug in a pump to take a shower. We go across the street to buy drinking water...and everyone lives minute to minute... Will write more when I have time...I need to go eat breakfast before we go back into town to shop...
I want to start by telling you about my travels...My first flight went well I paid 120 $ to get all the donations plus minimal clothes here...they each weight about 68lbs...there were several ppl on my flight from Dallas to Miami that were headed to the same area so I tried to follow them when I got to Miami...btw, Miami is BEAUTIFL to fly into!!! we flew around the city, into the ocean and then back around, amazing areal view!!! When I got on the plane to San Pedro I met George and Iolani and older couple from Le Ceba, but now live in San Pedro. They tried to give me lots of advice, don't go to La Ceba at night, even in groups, exchange money in the airport, Tela (where I am) has the most beautiful beaches in ALL of Honduras... George went on to ask me my age...and then he laughed...he said what do you each and wash your face with...you look 18!!! So sweet, thanks George :) They told me I had to try the beans and rice...it is eaten at EVERY meal...I have yet to do so ...When I arrived, I walked with them to customs, they helped me fill out my papers on the plane and then I was off, searching like crazy for my bags, 15 minutes later, I'm trying to navigate close to 150lb of stuff throught the masses of Honduras, I look up and see a sign that says Honduras Children, I smile and say, thats me!!! Roy takes my things and we get into the car together, and we are off...speeding down the road at what feels like 150 mph dodging trucks, passing trucks and bikers like crazy!!! Roy is my Landlord, his "lady" Dina also lives next door. He really has no connection with the orphanage they just are here to house us. Roy and I have great conversation (he speaks pretty good english) and he tells me lots about what to do in Honduras. I get to the house and I am in total shock and disbelief at how amazing and beautiful it was. I had a quick intro to my roomates and a tour of the grounds, with a cervesa of coures!!! Then it was a little to unpack and off to the beach with my new roomates. The beach was so wonderful, water was warm and the sand was HOTTT! Some guy friends that Samantha and Carly have met (Andy from New Orleans and Maynard from Honduras, lives in Huston, TX) they brought some drinks and we sat and watched the sun set...WOW! Andy and Maynard then took us to get cervesas and papusas (a tortilla pita type thing stuffed with cheese, or cheese and pork with a cabbage relish think on top....so yummy!) Best part we didn't have to pay for it and they drove us home :) Back home we took our cold showers and got ready for a night out...We went to a night club (which we did not pay for either) up the road where a local band was playing...talk about funny!!! They would play a song in spanish and then they would play Guns and Roses, Hondurans love Sweet Child of MINE ;) They also played One, by U2...after me starting to fall asleep, after all I had been up for 24 hrs, the local DJ's started dropping some hard beats...THAT was fun!!! Lots of dancing, lots of cervesas....then home to bed, where I was so tired I slept until 10 the next day :) The next day was a FULL day in Honduras. This week in called Carnival, it is a local celebration of the city. So the kids are not in school this week, I will be traveling (hopefully) A LOT!!! So we got around and I went to the mini super (for food) up the road, I will post the picks of what I got...then we went to try and put money on my phone, that didn't work out...so we came back, ate and headed to the beach. I have found that from sweating so much it is hard to keep sunscreen and bug repellant on...oh well. We got ready and went back to the beach where they were selling snow cones and coconuts...I haven't tried it yet, but plan to before I leave :) I stayed in the ocean a lot, it was refreashing. Carly decided to take me into town to get minutes on my phone and to the Large Super...everything was closed, but we did have a super jugo (pina y mango) smoothie type thing...SOOOOO GOOD!! After we got home I took a siesta in the hammock and then got ready to go over to the orphanage to meet some kids with Carly. They were so interested in me, they didn't care that my spanish sucked! They wanted to hug take pictures, play hand games, watch soccer and play volleyball. I was so amazed at these children, I almost cried!!! They range from 18-babies and they ALL take care of each other, on BIG family. Such sweet kids, they look happy and like they are having so much fun, I just home they get the nurturing they need. We then came back and got ready to go to Andy and Maynard's resort to watch the NBA last game (in spanish, no less) I had great convo with Maynard, he is trying to teach me spanish. There place was nice and about a 2 minute walk to the beach, so we took cervesas and walked along the beach under the moon, so breath taking! We had an amazing time and I hope for Maynard to continue to teach me more Spanish :)
The biggest things that are different here, well there are A LOT! You cannot flush toilet paper...hmmm that sucks! If the water runs out, you must plug in a pump to take a shower. We go across the street to buy drinking water...and everyone lives minute to minute... Will write more when I have time...I need to go eat breakfast before we go back into town to shop...
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