New Adventures

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