hey! I wanted to post some photos...but the computer's not letting me...ahhhh but, HAPPY NEWS!!! this week our students are taking exams and then we're finished with the school year!!! Not that I'm excited about that or anything. :) It's been a LOOOOOONG year and it's nice to have a change on the horizon and some time to rest. whew! The rains are starting!!! Yesterday another teacher and I walked up to La Pintada (about an hour hike up the mountain). It sprinkled on our way up which was better than the sun beating down on us and being drenched in [View Full Entry]

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Hi everyone!! It's been a while since I've posted, so thought I'd just drop a note to say I'm still alive and kicking. Actually, I have a lot of great updates (birthday celebration, things at school, etc.)...but just can't scrape enough minutes together to type everything up. Plus I was sick for a week straight (missed two days of school, stayed in bed, awful). Physically I'm better now. Emotionally I am ready for the school year to be finished (we have 3 more weeks...PRAYERS PLEASE!!!). Spiritually I'm hungry for some solid preaching and heart-to-hearts. But I'm learning to rely on God [View Full Entry]

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After Juayua we made our way to Suchitoto...first on bus to Santa Ana. There are no busses from there to Suchitoto, so we got on another one to a town about an hour away. The bus "station" was in the middle of the market and when we finally left it took FOREVER just to get to the street. Vendors had to move their tables, produce, finish their sales, etc. Most weren't in any hurry, and the bus driver didn't seem to be either. When we got to the next city it was too late and the bus for Suchitoto had already [View Full Entry]

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Ok, for the sake of time I'm going to finish up my trip to El Salvador...with probably a bit less detail that I had wanted to, but something is better than nothing. From San Salvador we got a bus to the coast! It was a bit of a ride and we were packed, including a couple crates of baby chickens! There were a couple families with several kids. I held a boy, maybe a year and a half old, for a chunk of the trip giving his sister a break. We saw a couple volcanoes from the window. It was WONDERFUL [View Full Entry]

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Ok...I'll have to continue my El Salvador trip later...when I have time to catch up with myself. I have two fabulous visitors for the week!! My friends Bridget and Ashley flew down on Friday to spend a week with me! We hung out in San Pedro for the weekend (Thanks again Aric!!). We went to a soccer game and ended up getting out picture in the paper!! Today the owners of a favorite eatery here in Copan cut it out and showed it to us! The three of us are sitting at the game and the caption says something to the [View Full Entry]

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OK, made it back to Copan this afternoon. What a trip! Tomorrow I'll spend the day getting ready for school on Tueday (we have tomorrow off too) and working on all my updates! Can't wait to show pictures. We spent our last day in La Palma, then last night in Ocotepeque, right into Honduras. I have friends there, so we crashed at their place for the night (Thanks Fred and Cindy!!), then made our way back to Copan Ruinas today. Good to be back. Today Honduras played US in a soccer preolympics game. Honduras won in overtime 1-0. Gotta cheer for [View Full Entry]

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We arrived in Suchitoto last night. The Holy Week celebration is in full swing with special processions demonstrating the days of Christ before, during and after the crucifiction. Yesterday morning went to amazing waterfalls!! The best part of the trip so far! Today we hung out at a pool with an incredible view! :) Spent last night in TINY rooms...but changes hostals today. At least now we've all got our own bed and private bathroom. Had quite the hotel search earlier today. More to come... love! [View Full Entry]

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Whoo-hoo for Semana Santa! Blair and I have been traveling since Saturday morning. We left Copan at 11am and had been in three countries by the end of the day (Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador). We stayed in San Salvador for a couple days, met two of his friends that came down to visit. Yesterday we made our way to the Pacific Ocean!! LOVE THE BEACH!!! Spent an amazing day and a half there, and then arrived in Juayua this afternoon. The coast was HOT (getting a bit tanner), but we're in the cool mountains now and it even sprinkled a [View Full Entry]

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We've spent the last two days in San Salvador (Sunday and Monday). Sunday we walked to the mall, just a couple blocks from our hostel. I guess it's the largest mall in Central America or something. I also treated myself to a pedicure! Blair's friend Matt met up with us in the afternoon and we went to explore the market downtown and find a park. The market is crazy huge, very loud, lots of people, and that STRONG smell. It was very hot, we really weren't exactly sure where we were going...but people were so helpful and friendly giving direction, or [View Full Entry]

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OK, I'm back tracking...it's actually after the trip, but I wanted to give a few stories and pictures of the adventure along the way. Today Blair and I left Copan at 11am. (2 hours after Blair had told me we were going to leave...so it should have been a clue that this wasn't going to be the best planned trip ever!) We got a busito (a little bus) to the Honduran-Guatemalan border and passed through "customs". The guard said I could go through without paying since I have my Honduran residency, but Blair would have to pay $3. We knew you [View Full Entry]

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