hello followers of my blog, if you exist... I have moved to a new location: http://sageintranslation.wordpress.com/ this place seems a bit messy and difficult to navigate... please update your bookmarks!! xoxo, sharon [View Full Entry]

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Anyone who knows me, knows how much I love a new adventure for the experience´s sake. Strangely, one thing that was definitely NOT on my list of things to experience in this lifetime was the violent overthrow of a third world country with a front row seat. Yet, here I am, and I´m left wondering if I should begin warning future nations of my impending travel plans as my dear old friend Michael suggests. Last year, we left Thailand only a few days before a massive armed insurrection that closed all the airports for several weeks. This year, a massive earthquake [View Full Entry]

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I can’t believe this is only my first weekend here in San Pedro Sula. I feel pretty comfortable here in my neighbourhood. People are starting to get used to my face around here and my surroundings feel less strange and hostile than they did in the first couple days. A couple of blocks from my house there is a ‘bulevar deportivo’, or a sports boulevard where from 5-7am and 5-7pm it is safe for people to come and jog around the string of blocks that act as a 1km running track for the 4 designated hours . In the middle is [View Full Entry]

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I have safely arrived in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. I am a grad student at the University of Toronto studying urban planning. I will be in Honduras for the next three months, working on a planning project with the Municipality of San Pedro Sula, funded by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). To be honest, when I first found out that my proposal to work in El Ocotillo, a garbage dump community north east of central San Pedro Sula was accepted by the CIDA/AUCC summer internship program, Students for Development, I was nervous. My spanish skills are very basic and I [View Full Entry]

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I'm back in San Pedro Sula after 2 long years away. I had forgotten how much I truly enjoy this country and all it has to offer. One look out at the vista from our 3rd floor balcony this morning was all it took to get my adrenaline going once again. After a delayed flight and long Customs line, I finally got out of the airport aound 2 am, only to be met with a flat tire while trying to make it back to Brent's neighborhood. Naturally, the spare was no good, so our driver phoned one of his taxi driving [View Full Entry]

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After waking up at 600am this morning, driving to Phoenix, flying to Houston, and getting a plane to San Pedro Sula. We have arrived safe and sound at out Hotel (Honduras Plaza). The plane was a nice suprise as they stuck me in the middle of a group of missionaries at the back of the plane. ¡Dios Mio! Luckily, they played High School Musical 3 on the TVs for free, so I was spared any potential akwardness. I did end up striking up conversation with a young couple from Boston, and ended up givng them one of our guide books, as [View Full Entry]

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Und dann ab nach Honduras. Zum ersten Mal im Leben einfach zu Fuss ueber eine Grenze gelaufen, haben uns mit dem Mini Van bis kurz davor gebracht und dann lauft man einfach drueber! Davor noch viele Leute die einem anbieten Geld zu wechseln, ist immer ein schlechterer Kurs als anderswo, aber ohne Landeswaehrung geht halt dann auch nichts und was will man mit Quetzales in Honduras??? Nach der Grenze warten die Busse auf einen, dann ab nach San Pedro Sula, auf die Jenny warten und dann gehts zum Tauchen auf die Bay Islands, besser gesagt nach Utila, so war der Plan, [View Full Entry]

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Arriving in San Pedro Sula can be a somewhat confusing affair particularly for North Americans used to being led by the hand. It's pretty typical for airline employees to sort of open the doors and let you off while staying aboard till the next flight. I've been told this is sometimes due to customs regulations. In times past, being left outside on the tarmac was pretty common at this airport but they've upgraded to jet ways so it's a much more modern affair these days. One thing to note about Honduran bureaucracy is that government officials are never helpful and rarely [View Full Entry]

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My initial plan was to take the boat from Placencia to Puerto Cortes (Honduras) which leaves on Fridays, and then take the bus to San Pedro Sula. However, I had a nightmare about the boat trip the week prior to leaving so decided to take a plane instead. How strange the way things work out, but so right at the same time! I got to the Placencia Airport to take my 8 30 am flight after taking my first pics of the Placencia sunrise on the day that I was leaving. Now that is sad!!! The airport is quite small, and [View Full Entry]

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My friend S. was spending three weeks traveling through Central America, Guatemala to Costa Rica. When I found out I could get a few extra days off work I decided to join him for part of the trip, first flying into San Pedro Sula and meeting up in Copan Ruinas. We would then travel overland via El Salvador and back through Honduras to Nicaragua, where I would fly out of Managua 6 days later. This was a quickly planned trip, I literally booked the tickets two days before I left.. wasnt able to get tickets out of Austin so had to [View Full Entry]

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