I can try to blame it on the lack of internet connection in my site, but it really has more to do with me being lazy.
But I'm in the USofA this week and have no excuse not to write, so I'll try to give a brief update:
End of Nov: went to San Marcos de Colon in the south to celebrate Thanksgiving. It was the first time I was allowed to leave site, so it was super exciting to see everyone and to eat US food :)
Dec: moved into my own house! its really nice, and in an awesome location. I have a full size stove/oven, but no fridge. although I loved my host family, I appreciate not having to eat huge quantities of food anymore
English classes officially peter out. I usually only had 2 kids come, and although they actually really were sweet kids, I couldn't bring myself to continue.
English classes officially peter out. I usually only had 2 kids come, and although they actually really were sweet kids, I couldn't bring myself to continue.
My casa de la cultura hosts a week-long music/drama/painting/reading/writing camp with teachers from San Pedro Sula. I helped out with the music classes (OK, I really just wanted to learn guitar) and made a couple friends, both here in town and with some of the guys from SPS. We had a really nice program at the end of the week, but I haven't been able to practice much since. Doesn't help that I don't have a guitar.
Parents and brother come to visit Hondu! Consensus is Honduras is beautiful (I told you so). Dale has pics up on facebook if you want to check them out. We spent a week in/around my site, went up to Tela for a day (it was raining the whole time, boo). Then Dale had to leave, but the parents and I continued on to Copan Ruinas and Gracias, Lempira
Jan: recovered from vacation, visited Kathy for her town's feria
In the process of trying to free the catastro (sort of like the city assessor?) guy's computer from its 400+ viruses, I end up making the computer work even worse... with the help of another volunteer, I'm hoping I can rebuild his computer soon - I'm also currently trying to re-learn AutoCAD (this time in Spanish) so that he can use a mapping program that he actually understands, instead of MicroStation in English
In the process of trying to free the catastro (sort of like the city assessor?) guy's computer from its 400+ viruses, I end up making the computer work even worse... with the help of another volunteer, I'm hoping I can rebuild his computer soon - I'm also currently trying to re-learn AutoCAD (this time in Spanish) so that he can use a mapping program that he actually understands, instead of MicroStation in English
Feb: went to reconnect (week-long meeting of everyone in the municipal development project) and spent the weekend in Teguz
learned that my grandmother had passed, and came home for a week to be with family
and now you're up-to-date!
This upcoming week, I'll be doing a lot of translating for a group from Wisconsin that gives scholarships for school supplies to students in my town - hope I haven't forgotten all my Spanish in these last two weeks - I've already discovered that I can't speak English anymore
Being in the USA makes me miss my little 7,000 person town in good ol' Hondu. I can't handle Walmarts and multiple lane roads and not being able to walk anywhere...also its freezing!
learned that my grandmother had passed, and came home for a week to be with family
and now you're up-to-date!
This upcoming week, I'll be doing a lot of translating for a group from Wisconsin that gives scholarships for school supplies to students in my town - hope I haven't forgotten all my Spanish in these last two weeks - I've already discovered that I can't speak English anymore
Being in the USA makes me miss my little 7,000 person town in good ol' Hondu. I can't handle Walmarts and multiple lane roads and not being able to walk anywhere...also its freezing!
