You can Dance...

Well, I would have to say each day here is never boring. Yesterday we decided to go to Santa Rosa (1 hours away) to get groceries and storage units. Of course we would have to go through the mountians of Honduras and we could take the chicken bus or we could have our own personal chauffer to get to our destination.

We spent the whole day shopping leaving at 8 in the morning and stopping at Weekend's Pizza for some declicious pizza. We were all exhausted and wanting to get back but driving with 7 of us girls there is always a need to go to the bathroom. We stopped at a gas station on our way home where people with Lipton icetea shirts lined the lot. Free Tea? It couldn't be. These people can speak English too? So we got our free tea and before we know it they were offering us free tea-shirts if we learn a dance. So here we are... seven white girls shaking it in the parking lot of a gas station. All for a free tshirt. Even though we were not great dancers we still had a great time learning the lipton tea dance. Our free tea and free tshirts were well worth the long day shopping. Check out our dance we learned in our video!!!

Anyways, today I went for a beautiful run with Sarah on a 3 mile trail. I dont think I've ever been on a more beautiful run. All the green lush grasses, the rushing rivers, and the rolling mountians. God is good.

We just got internet in our house yesterday, so I will try to keep updated on my blog more so.

Miss you all!

MONO (Monkey)

While looking for resources for my classroom I decided to take a break and write on my blog. All the teachers have been writing scope and sequences and decorating their classroom. I am blessed with an assistant who has most of my decorations planned so I can focus more on the content of my class. The only problem with my assistant is that she speaks Spanish and I dont. I look like a fool trying to point and communicate with my hands. I guess it is good for me to understand what the students feel like in the classroom when their main language is Spanish.

Anyways, today Kendall and I ran a few errands and went to the market to get some banannas and and a few teaching supplies. Any ways, we heard there is a monkey in town so we wanted to go find the house where this monkey lives. We get to the pulperia (a store people have out of their homes) and we see a monkey chained to the building playing on the ground. So, of course we thought well a monkey would love a bananna. Kendall kindly gave the monkey a bananna as we admired how he opened up the peel and I took a picture. "Kendall I said, could you take a picture of me with the monkey (holding the bag of the rest of banannas in my hand). Before I the picture could be taken all I could see was a monkey lundging for me ready to steal all my banannas (that was the close call). However, we plan on going back to visit Monoaka.

I cannot believe I have been here for a week and that school will start here soon. Next Monday I am suppose to talk to all the parents about my upcoming school year and why I am qualified to teach their students (nervous). And then on Wednesday we start classes for the first time. Please pray for me as I teach all 29 students in my class and as I communicate with the parents.

Hope all is well in the United States!!

Pictures

 At my new school La Vida Abundante

My Fellow Teachers

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Many Beautiful Catholic Churches

My New Home (court yard)

Lush Green Mountains and Grasses

My New Home

Well, dont get too use to me writing on my blog all the time, but lately I have been blessed with the internet. Anyways, Yesterday I moved into my new home in Gracias. I live in a beautiful house with wonderful roommates. I am looking forward to getting to know them better. It is a struggle trying to put all my things in a place convient for me to use, but I am making due and am trying to be creative. Also, the school treated us to a nice meal and Hot Springs just down the mountain a bit. And once again, the people in Honduras are in no rush to cook the meal or feed you (the long wait for food could have been because the electricity went out for a while). The power going out is a common occurace around here. Each day I've been here it has gone out at least twice, but once again you do what you can to make it all work out.

Today I did my first round of grocery shopping. It is fun to go to the markets and get fresh produce from the Honduran people. Everyone here is so friendly and I feel very safe here.

First day of School--All I can say about the school is that it is soooo Beautiful. It is at the base of a national park and the landscaping is stunning. I am so blessed to be at a wonderful school. I met with the principal today and we talked about my duties this year at the school. I will be teaching 1st grade for most of the day and will have one period of 8th grade English each day and then coaching highschool volleyball. I will be busy, but I think it will be a lot of fun.

Thanks again for all your prayers.

I'm HERE!

Wow, I cannot believe that I actually made it to my new home. My trip went really well. We arrived in Honduras at about Noon, but then we had to drive about 4 hours to Gracias. We made it through the twists and turns up the beautiful mountains. Now, I am sitting in my hotel for the night just before we head for some good pizza. Thank you for all the prayers thus far. Adiós