March 29, 2009
For the last 4 days we have had no power. This is a rarity in the United States to have it out for that long but people here really don’t even make it seem like a big deal. We however, decided to make the most of not having any light and took a bunch of our 7th graders to a pool on Saturday. Then we made a fire at night and roasted hot dogs and marshmallows. For a brief instance I felt like I could have almost been in the United States camping. It felt quite good I must admit. Sunday we went swimming and hung out with friends and bought all the girls that were with us dinner which isn’t really that big of a deal considering dinner may cost a dollar for a person. If only that is what it cost in the United States.
On another note of an update it looks like I will be out in Honduras for another year next year. The school would like me to go into a more administrative role for the new teachers and also change locations. I am pretty excited for the opportunity it should be fun and I will be basically creating my position so it should be interesting. I will most likely teach a couple classes as well. This will be one of the first times in a while I will stay in one location for more then a short period of time.
I also had one of those moments this weekend when you realize why you are out here. When the power was out I was sitting and talking to one of my 7th graders who is sponsored from our school. He was talking to me about how grateful he is for the opportunity that has been given to him. How he needs to always keep his grades up so he can have more opportunities in life and that he really wants to be a doctor someday. I look at these kids as the future of Honduras and one big reason why I will stay another year.
One week till Semana Santa and Guatema
Monday, March 30, 2009
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Grading
Today I handed back a test. I had knocked off 1 point off a girls test because she didn't cross her t's and didn't erase very well so I couldn't tell what the word said. She started to bawl. How come even though you know it isn't that big of a deal you still feel like a jerk?
Monday, March 23, 2009
A New Post
March 22, 2009
Well it has been pretty much forever but I thought I would update. I just got back from a recruiting trip to the United States where we went looking for teachers. I did some snowboarding with Branden and showed Vicente snow for the first time. I also had the chance to see my family which was quite awesome as well. It is almost semana santa and we are headed to Guatemala and most likely Belize so I am quite excited about that all. It should be a good chance to relax, see new country and hang out with American friends. Since I had the time I wanted to pick a topic to write about as well and today it is dating.
Dating here in Honduras seems to be kind of a crazy thing. One of my friends here she is Honduran and as far as I can tell grew up very poor. At the same time however, she is very beautiful. She has a boyfriend who is a rich “missionary” who routinely visits Honduras. Now my friend is about 20 years old the missionary is almost retired and probably about 60 years old. Now in life it is often hard to determine what is right or wrong or what you should do in the name of Christ but to me there seems to be a little something weird going on here. Being an American here in Honduras pretty much automatically makes you attractive. So sometimes I find myself in awkward situations like yesterday. I was out by a “pool” with some of my friends and a forward older lady in her 30’s was hitting on me. It has happened more then one time. To me it kinda weirds me out but I guess they are curious. Here in Honduras as well by the time a girl turns 17 or 18 she is quite ready to be married. In the U.S it is quite different but here sometimes I am hit on by girls who are a decent amount younger then me and I even will have people encourage me to pick one out but all I can think about is how they are like High School age. Life here is much different and there is always something new to adjust to. All I have to say is that a nice normal date sounds kinda good. I would like the kind of date where I buy the girl dinner and flowers and talk to her in English and have her close to my age.
Well it has been pretty much forever but I thought I would update. I just got back from a recruiting trip to the United States where we went looking for teachers. I did some snowboarding with Branden and showed Vicente snow for the first time. I also had the chance to see my family which was quite awesome as well. It is almost semana santa and we are headed to Guatemala and most likely Belize so I am quite excited about that all. It should be a good chance to relax, see new country and hang out with American friends. Since I had the time I wanted to pick a topic to write about as well and today it is dating.
Dating here in Honduras seems to be kind of a crazy thing. One of my friends here she is Honduran and as far as I can tell grew up very poor. At the same time however, she is very beautiful. She has a boyfriend who is a rich “missionary” who routinely visits Honduras. Now my friend is about 20 years old the missionary is almost retired and probably about 60 years old. Now in life it is often hard to determine what is right or wrong or what you should do in the name of Christ but to me there seems to be a little something weird going on here. Being an American here in Honduras pretty much automatically makes you attractive. So sometimes I find myself in awkward situations like yesterday. I was out by a “pool” with some of my friends and a forward older lady in her 30’s was hitting on me. It has happened more then one time. To me it kinda weirds me out but I guess they are curious. Here in Honduras as well by the time a girl turns 17 or 18 she is quite ready to be married. In the U.S it is quite different but here sometimes I am hit on by girls who are a decent amount younger then me and I even will have people encourage me to pick one out but all I can think about is how they are like High School age. Life here is much different and there is always something new to adjust to. All I have to say is that a nice normal date sounds kinda good. I would like the kind of date where I buy the girl dinner and flowers and talk to her in English and have her close to my age.
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