Alright, this is too funny to not blog about. I know I posted yesterday but man this group is hilarious.
Mainly it´s the which is guys in the group. We were sitting ont he porch yesterday which is fairly large and they are trying to think of a game to play. B Loy, one of the guys, tells us about this time that people chucked tennis balls at his face, fun right? So some of the guys started playing this game where they would sit at opposite ends of the porch, two would go against each other and they would aim for the head. You got a point when you hit the other person´s head so they played to three, then did a bracket and had a loosers bracket and winners, etc. It was hilarious. After, two of the girls played, with a different ball. Jason commented that he laid down to go to bed and his neck was burning... probably from all the shots to the neck he took...
So tonight, sitting around again. Looking for something to do. I hear everyone on the porch again and walk out as they are playing kind of volleyball sitting down in chairs. They were in a circle and the goal was to keep the ball up. If you hit over the railing you had to go chase it. The group grew and nearly all of us were out there. They are still going, I´m turning in for the night. People have sacrificed themselves, I´m surprised nobody has gotten nailed in the face... they dive and when someone dives someone else kicks. The most surprising thingi s we haven´t busted a light bulb. Oh the things you do in Honduras when you just want something fun to do... they were talking about playing kick the can, but it seems as though they are a little too preoccupied right now.
Off to Roatan tomorrow!
Kelley
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
MAMMA Project
What has been going on here in Honduras...
We the last two days we have done the medical brigade as well as doing laying cement. I have done both :-) Yesterday I worked with the medical brigade. My job for the day was to hand out toys to the kids. It was so funny they totally tried to work me over and many of them succeeded. We were limited to one toy for a child, they were beanie babies, or two small ones. I was trying to be selective about what I handed out. I wanted to look for something that they would enjoy. It was fun and I definitely enjoyed the time interacting with the kids. Some of them went through a lot. Pricked fingers, check ups, teeth pulling, by the time they got to me I was their favorite person because I had a toy for them.
Today I mixed and laid cement. Part of what MAMMA does is find a home in the communities they go to and lay cement. Most families have dirt floors which is why they get parasites. Cementing them cuts down on this. MAMMA goes in and finds a family. They talk about the floor they want to cement. Give them money for dirt, then we show up, mix the dirt and concrete with water, and lay it. It was pretty cool. We did two homes, but three floors today. We were supposed to do the bedrooms in one home but the family changed one of the rooms to the living room. This was a little frustrating because it was quite a bit bigger, but we were able to do it with the materials we had.
We have one more day of the brigade, then we leave on Thursday for Roatan. I´m excited, a little nervous about getting burnt, but hopefully I won´t get burnt too badly. I put sunscreen on twice today and still got burnt, it makes me nervous being at the beach, by the water, in the sun for three days.
Thanks for the continued prayers. 8 more days!
Kelley
We the last two days we have done the medical brigade as well as doing laying cement. I have done both :-) Yesterday I worked with the medical brigade. My job for the day was to hand out toys to the kids. It was so funny they totally tried to work me over and many of them succeeded. We were limited to one toy for a child, they were beanie babies, or two small ones. I was trying to be selective about what I handed out. I wanted to look for something that they would enjoy. It was fun and I definitely enjoyed the time interacting with the kids. Some of them went through a lot. Pricked fingers, check ups, teeth pulling, by the time they got to me I was their favorite person because I had a toy for them.
Today I mixed and laid cement. Part of what MAMMA does is find a home in the communities they go to and lay cement. Most families have dirt floors which is why they get parasites. Cementing them cuts down on this. MAMMA goes in and finds a family. They talk about the floor they want to cement. Give them money for dirt, then we show up, mix the dirt and concrete with water, and lay it. It was pretty cool. We did two homes, but three floors today. We were supposed to do the bedrooms in one home but the family changed one of the rooms to the living room. This was a little frustrating because it was quite a bit bigger, but we were able to do it with the materials we had.
We have one more day of the brigade, then we leave on Thursday for Roatan. I´m excited, a little nervous about getting burnt, but hopefully I won´t get burnt too badly. I put sunscreen on twice today and still got burnt, it makes me nervous being at the beach, by the water, in the sun for three days.
Thanks for the continued prayers. 8 more days!
Kelley
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Tegucigalpa and More
It´s been awhile... there is a lot to share. So here we go...
Last Saturday we traveled to Tegucigalpa, Honduras´ capital. We spent our first two nights at a retreat center called the Shalom Center. Then next two nights we were with host families, and then the following two nights at a hotel. We did a lot of traveling with MCC so there is a lot to share.
Our first two days at the Shalom Center we spent doing some touristy stuff. We just hung out when we got there on Saturday then on Sunday we went to see a statue of Jesus looking over the city. It was pretty cool. We ate there and stuff then went to the zoo. It was relaxing.
On Monday we learned about ASJ, or Association for a more Just Society. Basically this organization works in Teguc to help those who may not be able to help themselves. There is a lot of crime that goes on in Taguc. There are robberies, gangs, hold ups, rape, etc. ASJ works to bring justice for those who are victims without putting their families in danger. It´s hard because a lot of victims are afraid that if they turn their victimizer in, they are going to go after their family. It´s really an unfortunate cycle. Monday evening we met our host families. Mine was really sweet. They had three girls: Karen, Dayana, and Alison. Karen is 21, Dayana is 25 and has a 2 year old daughter Stephanie, and Alison is 17. It was really cool getting to know them. Karen was so funny, she LOVED my hair style and took pictures of it so she could cut her hair like mine. It made me smile.
On Tuesday we went around to see the Christian school and all it was doing for the community. They school through high school. The high school is a little different than what we have in the states. Students choose a focus instead of having a rounded education. So a student might choose to focus in business and they actually get what is called a bachelors for it. It´s interesting. That night was hard. We were actually located in one of the more dangerous neighborhoods of Teguc. Riccia and I were a little freaked out. There were gun shots fired on Tuesday night. It was really nerve wracking. Our room at the houe we were at had outside windows. The windows had bars on them but still, our imaginations went wild. It was a rough night.
We left for the hotel on Wednesday. This was actually outside of Teguc. It was this little tourist town. It was cute. We had Wednesday and Thursday to just relax. On Thursday we went shopping. I finally found a dress. It made me happy. Thursday night was very interesting. Megan was staying in our room, Megan is from MCC, she was traveling with us. She found a Cockroach in her bag... so she started pulling things out to try to refind it because she lost it. So we started moving the furniture around trying to find this things to kill it. It disappeared. Sleeping was difficult.
On Friday we traveled to San Fransico where we are staying at the MAMMA House. MAMMA Project does medical brigades and what not. We will be doing that on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Today we did things around the MAMMA House and in the community. A group went and poured cement, a group stayed and packed medicine, and a group (my group) stayed and painted the windows. I painted all morning... it was a long tedious job, but it was okay. We basically had to paint the bars over the windows. Good times.
I´m looking forward to this week. I´m having a hard time because I am getting to that point where I´m ready to be home. I know that my heart needs to be in this week and this service we are doing. I need to focus on the here and now, and that is difficult for me to do when going home is so close. So prayer that I will stay focused on MAMMA project would be great. We have had some downtime so it has given me some time to think about home and missing home and missing Luke. It´s hard but we´re almost done.
On Thursday we will leave for Roatan. It will be fun. A few days on the beach... I will try not to burn.
Hopefully I can update sometime before Roatan, just to let you all knwo how the medical bridgade is going. If not, maybe in Roatan if I´m not too busy on the beach or in the water... Thanks for the prayers!
Oh! You can see pictures of us on the EMU website! http://emu.edu/now/crosscultural/. Scroll down a little. On the right you will see Photo Albums -- There are two, Honduras 1 and Honduras 2. Check them out!
Kelley
Last Saturday we traveled to Tegucigalpa, Honduras´ capital. We spent our first two nights at a retreat center called the Shalom Center. Then next two nights we were with host families, and then the following two nights at a hotel. We did a lot of traveling with MCC so there is a lot to share.
Our first two days at the Shalom Center we spent doing some touristy stuff. We just hung out when we got there on Saturday then on Sunday we went to see a statue of Jesus looking over the city. It was pretty cool. We ate there and stuff then went to the zoo. It was relaxing.
On Monday we learned about ASJ, or Association for a more Just Society. Basically this organization works in Teguc to help those who may not be able to help themselves. There is a lot of crime that goes on in Taguc. There are robberies, gangs, hold ups, rape, etc. ASJ works to bring justice for those who are victims without putting their families in danger. It´s hard because a lot of victims are afraid that if they turn their victimizer in, they are going to go after their family. It´s really an unfortunate cycle. Monday evening we met our host families. Mine was really sweet. They had three girls: Karen, Dayana, and Alison. Karen is 21, Dayana is 25 and has a 2 year old daughter Stephanie, and Alison is 17. It was really cool getting to know them. Karen was so funny, she LOVED my hair style and took pictures of it so she could cut her hair like mine. It made me smile.
On Tuesday we went around to see the Christian school and all it was doing for the community. They school through high school. The high school is a little different than what we have in the states. Students choose a focus instead of having a rounded education. So a student might choose to focus in business and they actually get what is called a bachelors for it. It´s interesting. That night was hard. We were actually located in one of the more dangerous neighborhoods of Teguc. Riccia and I were a little freaked out. There were gun shots fired on Tuesday night. It was really nerve wracking. Our room at the houe we were at had outside windows. The windows had bars on them but still, our imaginations went wild. It was a rough night.
We left for the hotel on Wednesday. This was actually outside of Teguc. It was this little tourist town. It was cute. We had Wednesday and Thursday to just relax. On Thursday we went shopping. I finally found a dress. It made me happy. Thursday night was very interesting. Megan was staying in our room, Megan is from MCC, she was traveling with us. She found a Cockroach in her bag... so she started pulling things out to try to refind it because she lost it. So we started moving the furniture around trying to find this things to kill it. It disappeared. Sleeping was difficult.
On Friday we traveled to San Fransico where we are staying at the MAMMA House. MAMMA Project does medical brigades and what not. We will be doing that on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Today we did things around the MAMMA House and in the community. A group went and poured cement, a group stayed and packed medicine, and a group (my group) stayed and painted the windows. I painted all morning... it was a long tedious job, but it was okay. We basically had to paint the bars over the windows. Good times.
I´m looking forward to this week. I´m having a hard time because I am getting to that point where I´m ready to be home. I know that my heart needs to be in this week and this service we are doing. I need to focus on the here and now, and that is difficult for me to do when going home is so close. So prayer that I will stay focused on MAMMA project would be great. We have had some downtime so it has given me some time to think about home and missing home and missing Luke. It´s hard but we´re almost done.
On Thursday we will leave for Roatan. It will be fun. A few days on the beach... I will try not to burn.
Hopefully I can update sometime before Roatan, just to let you all knwo how the medical bridgade is going. If not, maybe in Roatan if I´m not too busy on the beach or in the water... Thanks for the prayers!
Oh! You can see pictures of us on the EMU website! http://emu.edu/now/crosscultural/. Scroll down a little. On the right you will see Photo Albums -- There are two, Honduras 1 and Honduras 2. Check them out!
Kelley
Friday, May 27, 2011
Traveling with MCC
Hey All!
So we have been incredibly busy traveling with MCC. Here it goes...
On Monday morning we learned about the border towns in San Pedro. The border towns are along the river. People aren't suppose to live there but they do. There is no tax on the land and they don't need to pay an electricity bill. The borders are the poorest part of the town. It was hard to walk through. There are multiple places along the border. We visited two homes. An organization call CASM works to relocate families from the border. The border towns have created their own economic system. They grow some of their own goods, or sell fish. They are a neighborhood. The two houses we visited were somewhat different. Both were families who had created a home for themselves. The borders are dangerous because the river floods and can wipe homes out. The woman from the second home had built a wall to help prevent the river from washing her house away. She's been there for 11 years I believe. We got to talk with some kids who were there as well. That was a lot of fun.
On Monday afternoon we went to a Banana Co-op. This is varied from the main Banana company in Honduras. Multiple people own the land for the co-op. It's a bigger plantation than I expected it to be. We saw the process from beginning to end. Next time you buy banana's from Dole look at the sticker and see if it says from Honduras :-)
On Tuesday we delivered school supplies to two schools. It was a lot of fun to see the smiles on the kids faces when they opened up their bag and saw notebooks and pencils. It was pretty awesome. Mennonite churches around the country make these draw string bags for the school kits. One of the girls on the trip said that she had helped with them at some point so it was cool for her to make them and then turn around and hand them out.
In the afternoon on Tuesday we went to an after school program for children with learning disabilities. It was interesting but kind of a bummer that we didn't get to interact with the kids. It was still an interesting program though.
On Wednesday morning we went to a Maquilla. This specific Maquilla is a WalMart distributor. Going into it I was expecting the working conditions to be poor but from what I observed it wasn't. There was air conditioning, they work from 7:30-4:30 I believe, Monday through Friday. They are paid for overtime. It was really interesting. I have now seen WalMart's halloween kids t-shirts :-) So, once again, if you are buying clothes at Walmart, check the tag for made in Honduras. It made me feel like I was contributing something. When we walked through I had two shirts from Walmart on. I was able to make a connection.
Wednesday afternoon was free. We did some shopping at the market. We left San Pedro on Thursday and traveled to PANACAM national park. Look it up online if you can. It's pretty cool. I basically feel like I'm at summer camp. They have a few projects underway to help the environment and the people living here. Today they brought us around and told us about all of it. Too much to explain now.
Tomorrow we leave for Tegucigalpa. We will be there until next Friday I believe. We will be doing some traveling. I think Thursday is reserved for shopping. We'll be staying at a retreat center tomorrow night and Sunday night. Host families on Monday night and Tuesday night then I think we're in a hotel. On Friday or Saturday we will be heading to MAMA project.
That's basically it for now. I know this was kind of a lot but we have been busy.
Until next time,
Kelley
So we have been incredibly busy traveling with MCC. Here it goes...
On Monday morning we learned about the border towns in San Pedro. The border towns are along the river. People aren't suppose to live there but they do. There is no tax on the land and they don't need to pay an electricity bill. The borders are the poorest part of the town. It was hard to walk through. There are multiple places along the border. We visited two homes. An organization call CASM works to relocate families from the border. The border towns have created their own economic system. They grow some of their own goods, or sell fish. They are a neighborhood. The two houses we visited were somewhat different. Both were families who had created a home for themselves. The borders are dangerous because the river floods and can wipe homes out. The woman from the second home had built a wall to help prevent the river from washing her house away. She's been there for 11 years I believe. We got to talk with some kids who were there as well. That was a lot of fun.
On Monday afternoon we went to a Banana Co-op. This is varied from the main Banana company in Honduras. Multiple people own the land for the co-op. It's a bigger plantation than I expected it to be. We saw the process from beginning to end. Next time you buy banana's from Dole look at the sticker and see if it says from Honduras :-)
On Tuesday we delivered school supplies to two schools. It was a lot of fun to see the smiles on the kids faces when they opened up their bag and saw notebooks and pencils. It was pretty awesome. Mennonite churches around the country make these draw string bags for the school kits. One of the girls on the trip said that she had helped with them at some point so it was cool for her to make them and then turn around and hand them out.
In the afternoon on Tuesday we went to an after school program for children with learning disabilities. It was interesting but kind of a bummer that we didn't get to interact with the kids. It was still an interesting program though.
On Wednesday morning we went to a Maquilla. This specific Maquilla is a WalMart distributor. Going into it I was expecting the working conditions to be poor but from what I observed it wasn't. There was air conditioning, they work from 7:30-4:30 I believe, Monday through Friday. They are paid for overtime. It was really interesting. I have now seen WalMart's halloween kids t-shirts :-) So, once again, if you are buying clothes at Walmart, check the tag for made in Honduras. It made me feel like I was contributing something. When we walked through I had two shirts from Walmart on. I was able to make a connection.
Wednesday afternoon was free. We did some shopping at the market. We left San Pedro on Thursday and traveled to PANACAM national park. Look it up online if you can. It's pretty cool. I basically feel like I'm at summer camp. They have a few projects underway to help the environment and the people living here. Today they brought us around and told us about all of it. Too much to explain now.
Tomorrow we leave for Tegucigalpa. We will be there until next Friday I believe. We will be doing some traveling. I think Thursday is reserved for shopping. We'll be staying at a retreat center tomorrow night and Sunday night. Host families on Monday night and Tuesday night then I think we're in a hotel. On Friday or Saturday we will be heading to MAMA project.
That's basically it for now. I know this was kind of a lot but we have been busy.
Until next time,
Kelley
Sunday, May 22, 2011
San Pedro Sula
Aren´t you all just so lucky. Another blog post... I definitely am surprised at how often I have been able to do this.
We are in San Pedro Sula. My family here is great. Unfortunately we move on to a hotel tomorrow. Only two nights with the family. They are a family of five. 23 year old son, who is traveling to Greece for the special olympics... SO COOL!, a 21 year old daughter, and a 16 year old daughter. The 16 year old daughter speaks some English. That has been nice. I really like the family. Last night I got out of the shower and I heard a Hillsong song. The 16 year old was listening to them. She said she really likes them. It made me smile.
We went to the church´s youth group last night, well when we got in to San Pedro. The youth group is basically anyone who is single... it´s a mix of what I would say would be youth and young adults. The youth group seemed tight nit... it actually reminded me a lot of home. Their worship team was awesome. They did a few songs that I knew, accept in Spanish. They did Come Now is the Time to Worship, Open the Eyes of My Heart Lord, and Trading My Sarrows. It was a lot of fun to listen to the band and see the group worship.
This morning we went to church. It was kind of long, and we were told that it got done a lot earlier than usual... maybe because they knew we weren´t used to a long service? Who knows. After church we went to the beach with the youth group. One of the girls´ aunt has a beach house so we all went out there. The water was a lot warmer than I expected. It was nice, salty of course, but still really nice. We just hung out and ate food. There wasn´t a lot of interaction between us and the youth, I think mostly because of the language barrier. We probably could have made some more efforts. I have to remember to take advantage of those times I´m given.
Tomorrow we are going to a town along the river. It is a poorer part of the city. My guess is my eyes will be opened there. In the afternoon we are going to a Banana Co-op thing. Basically there is a main Banana Company in Honduras, the Co-op is a smaller organization that produces bananas. That should be interesting.
I´m definitely looking forward to this week. I got over the homesickness hump so I´m good. Of course I miss home but I´m not reminded of it constantly anymore. Keep the prayers coming! I was pleased to have zero bug bites last night!
Kelley
We are in San Pedro Sula. My family here is great. Unfortunately we move on to a hotel tomorrow. Only two nights with the family. They are a family of five. 23 year old son, who is traveling to Greece for the special olympics... SO COOL!, a 21 year old daughter, and a 16 year old daughter. The 16 year old daughter speaks some English. That has been nice. I really like the family. Last night I got out of the shower and I heard a Hillsong song. The 16 year old was listening to them. She said she really likes them. It made me smile.
We went to the church´s youth group last night, well when we got in to San Pedro. The youth group is basically anyone who is single... it´s a mix of what I would say would be youth and young adults. The youth group seemed tight nit... it actually reminded me a lot of home. Their worship team was awesome. They did a few songs that I knew, accept in Spanish. They did Come Now is the Time to Worship, Open the Eyes of My Heart Lord, and Trading My Sarrows. It was a lot of fun to listen to the band and see the group worship.
This morning we went to church. It was kind of long, and we were told that it got done a lot earlier than usual... maybe because they knew we weren´t used to a long service? Who knows. After church we went to the beach with the youth group. One of the girls´ aunt has a beach house so we all went out there. The water was a lot warmer than I expected. It was nice, salty of course, but still really nice. We just hung out and ate food. There wasn´t a lot of interaction between us and the youth, I think mostly because of the language barrier. We probably could have made some more efforts. I have to remember to take advantage of those times I´m given.
Tomorrow we are going to a town along the river. It is a poorer part of the city. My guess is my eyes will be opened there. In the afternoon we are going to a Banana Co-op thing. Basically there is a main Banana Company in Honduras, the Co-op is a smaller organization that produces bananas. That should be interesting.
I´m definitely looking forward to this week. I got over the homesickness hump so I´m good. Of course I miss home but I´m not reminded of it constantly anymore. Keep the prayers coming! I was pleased to have zero bug bites last night!
Kelley
Saturday, May 21, 2011
San Pedro Sula!
Hey All,
Just a quick update. Said bye to the host family today. Got a picture and it wasn´t until I saw everyone together that I realized how big of a family it was. They are all so great and it´s definitely bitter sweet leaving. I wish I would have had more of an opportunity to get to know them (was difficult because I spoke so little Spanish) but they all were glowing with Christ´s love which alone was a great connection to make. I will miss them that is for sure.
We are suppose to be leaving now... but the bus isn´t hear yet. We are doing a week in San Pedro Sula with some traveling. MCC will be taking us various places. I wouldn´t say it´s tourist stuff, it´s more awareness type things. It should be a rather eye opening experience. We will then move on to Tegucilgalpa for a week. Exciting and busy two weeks.
I got to talk to my parents this morning and sister! It was great to hear about what´s going on with all of them. Definitely a highlight. Internet access is unknown while we are in San Pedro, I´ll update when I get the chance.
Thanks for the prayers! Keep em coming. I know this is silly but I am getting so many bug bites and it is incredibly uncomfortable. Prayers for them to itch less and for bugs to just not bite me as much would be great. Thanks!
Kelley
Just a quick update. Said bye to the host family today. Got a picture and it wasn´t until I saw everyone together that I realized how big of a family it was. They are all so great and it´s definitely bitter sweet leaving. I wish I would have had more of an opportunity to get to know them (was difficult because I spoke so little Spanish) but they all were glowing with Christ´s love which alone was a great connection to make. I will miss them that is for sure.
We are suppose to be leaving now... but the bus isn´t hear yet. We are doing a week in San Pedro Sula with some traveling. MCC will be taking us various places. I wouldn´t say it´s tourist stuff, it´s more awareness type things. It should be a rather eye opening experience. We will then move on to Tegucilgalpa for a week. Exciting and busy two weeks.
I got to talk to my parents this morning and sister! It was great to hear about what´s going on with all of them. Definitely a highlight. Internet access is unknown while we are in San Pedro, I´ll update when I get the chance.
Thanks for the prayers! Keep em coming. I know this is silly but I am getting so many bug bites and it is incredibly uncomfortable. Prayers for them to itch less and for bugs to just not bite me as much would be great. Thanks!
Kelley
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Last Few Days in Copan
So, we are officially two weeks in. Less than a month to go, but who´s counting?
This week in general has just been uneventful. Last night our group went to the Hot Springs... they were pretty cool but my skin can´t really stand hot water so I stayed in the same pool the whole time. It was the coolest hot pool there. I stood in one of the hotter ones but it was too hot. For sure. They had some different things you could do there. There was a small waterfall that was used to massage the neck and shoulders. It felt REALLY good. That was my favorite. There was also a mud bath... I didn´t do the mud bath only because it was crowded and I didn´t feel like asking people to leave. It probably would have been more enjoyable with less people but hey. It was still really cool.
Ha, so today for lunch I sit down at the table and there is a whole fish sitting in front of me... all in tact. It was fried. It had eyes. The mouth was open. You could see the fins. The bones were still in it... yeah let´s just say that was interesting for me. I didn´t eat a lot of it. The fish tasted good but I couldn´t get over the fact that I was basically just looking at a dead fried whole fish. I was laughing at myself because I just couldn´t do it. I had a hard time working around the bones and avoiding any part of the head... eating fish brain did not seem enjoyable to me.
On Friday we head back to San Pedro Sula. We will be staying with host families Saturday and Sunday night. Then I believe we will be in a hotel for a few nights. We will be doing some traveling with MCC for the next couple of weeks. I have no idea if I will have any time or access to update my blog. But I will do what I can. We have a variety of places we will be going. We´ll head to the capital at some point in time, we have a lot of day trips, then a few overnight trips. Definitely enough to keep us busy.
Today is probably my full four hours of language school. Tomorrow I think we are coming, taking the test, then having a BBQ. I´m kind of glad that the language is almost done, although I will still need to speak some. I like the language it has just been difficult for me to not speak French. French probably pops in my head more than Spanish does. But what can you do. We are going to a Catholic Mass tonight. It should be interesting and an eye opening experience.
It´s been really hot. I´m hoping to go to the Cafe with my teacher today since it´s so hot at the school. We will see.
Until Next Time,
Kelley
This week in general has just been uneventful. Last night our group went to the Hot Springs... they were pretty cool but my skin can´t really stand hot water so I stayed in the same pool the whole time. It was the coolest hot pool there. I stood in one of the hotter ones but it was too hot. For sure. They had some different things you could do there. There was a small waterfall that was used to massage the neck and shoulders. It felt REALLY good. That was my favorite. There was also a mud bath... I didn´t do the mud bath only because it was crowded and I didn´t feel like asking people to leave. It probably would have been more enjoyable with less people but hey. It was still really cool.
Ha, so today for lunch I sit down at the table and there is a whole fish sitting in front of me... all in tact. It was fried. It had eyes. The mouth was open. You could see the fins. The bones were still in it... yeah let´s just say that was interesting for me. I didn´t eat a lot of it. The fish tasted good but I couldn´t get over the fact that I was basically just looking at a dead fried whole fish. I was laughing at myself because I just couldn´t do it. I had a hard time working around the bones and avoiding any part of the head... eating fish brain did not seem enjoyable to me.
On Friday we head back to San Pedro Sula. We will be staying with host families Saturday and Sunday night. Then I believe we will be in a hotel for a few nights. We will be doing some traveling with MCC for the next couple of weeks. I have no idea if I will have any time or access to update my blog. But I will do what I can. We have a variety of places we will be going. We´ll head to the capital at some point in time, we have a lot of day trips, then a few overnight trips. Definitely enough to keep us busy.
Today is probably my full four hours of language school. Tomorrow I think we are coming, taking the test, then having a BBQ. I´m kind of glad that the language is almost done, although I will still need to speak some. I like the language it has just been difficult for me to not speak French. French probably pops in my head more than Spanish does. But what can you do. We are going to a Catholic Mass tonight. It should be interesting and an eye opening experience.
It´s been really hot. I´m hoping to go to the Cafe with my teacher today since it´s so hot at the school. We will see.
Until Next Time,
Kelley
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