Blogs from Central, Honduras, Central America Caribbean - page 9

Exams are finished and the countdown has begun. A bell marking the beginning of Holy Week will be ringing this Friday in Comayagua. A tradition many Hondurans have celebrated for years. The time of this sacred ceremony varies from one neighborhood to the next. In our neighborhood they will be ringing the bell at 1:20 PM. At that time the streets will flood with screaming teenagers wreaking havoc on the unguarded city. The crowd of children, riddled with the occasional teacher, will be seen exiting El Alba school this Friday upon which each will go their separate ways. Since this is my first time celebrating as a teacher I am really excited. In the past I have experienced this Holy ringing of the bells, but (up until now) I never appreciated it. Now that I am ... read more

This past week and a half has been very, very long. Last week I only went to school one day, Tuesday. I was feeling pretty sick and considered going to school anyways. That was until I went to the doctors and found out that I wasn't allowed to return to school for the rest of the week. Turns out, I had two infections. That's all they say here, by the way. Just infection, not what kind. He gave me a couple of prescriptions to fill and I looked them up on the internet before even attempting to take them. So, from what I gather I had (still have) Bronchitis and an I also had an E. Coli infection. I also came to find out that they don't sell this E. Coli medication in North America because ... read more

Last night was a really good night. We had all planned to have a movie night at around 7 or so. As it turns out, that didn't quite happen. We got talking and started planning our trips for the rest of the school year. We will apparently be going to La Tigra in May instead of this month because everyone has conflicting schedules. It is fine, as long as we get to go. I know that I will be here next year and I still have a lot of time to go places. The difference is, the friends that I have made here won't be here next year. It will be a whole new bunch of people. I am sure they will be great also, but I have got to say, I really like the ones ... read more

Well, the field trip was a success. No students got pregnant and the director of the school didn't get thrown in the pool. Here is how it all went down. We arrived in Tegus and visited an old theater and the museum. The theater was really beautiful and it had great acoustics. There was all sorts of booths and even a presidential booth where I took the liberty to sit for a few minutes and enjoy the view. One of my 7th graders, Dennis, snuck up behind me and pointed his two fingers to the back of my head. Then he called me Abraham Clinton and that made me laugh pretty hard. If I was drinking milk it probably would have been a spit take. We hung around the theater for a while and then walked ... read more

Tomorrow the High School students of El Alba will be taking a two day field-trip to Honduras' capital city, Tegucigalpa. We will visit a museum in Tegus' and then drive to Valle de Angeles to stay at our hotel. From what I hear Valle de Angeles is a historic town about 20 minutes from Tegus'. I have mixed emotions about the trip, seeing as how I am the only teacher attending. Other than myself, the trip will be chaperoned by only the administration. Our two principles, our pregnant disciplinarian and our secretary will be on the list of those attending. So I will be the token white teacher for the bilingual school. Being the only teacher is fine with me, but the potential problem is the students. Our kids are always finding out how much they ... read more