When So you have made your final decision. That was worth 1,000,000 is this your final answer? You have 30 seconds to decide. Just joking but I had to it. Well you know your family and friends are going to stand behind whatever decision you make. We may not like it but it is your life. So exactly when are you coming home. Will you be there for the ladies week? Would be awesome if you were. Miss you Janet!
Thanks! I feel a lot better now that I have made my decision, again. I completely agree with you also. For some reason this place just feels like home, I am glad that you understand. You are right, it is hard to explain to people how Honduras works it's way into your heart. I will be happy to go home for the summer, but I also know that I will be just as happy to be coming back "home" in August.
Yes, if you and Walter make your way down here on weekends, you obviously have somewhere to stay! I guess here or next door ;) Either way, it will be great to meet you. Come on August! :D
See ya then! Congrats on a decision. I know it's tough. It's hard to explain to anyone how a place that is not your own country can feel so much like home. This is how I feel each time I visit Honduras. I realized it the most significantly after I spent 2 weeks backpacking by myself through Guat. When I crossed the border back into Hondo, I felt a huge relief. I then cried in the taxi on the way back to the houses. I was home.
I suppose this means I'll actually get to meet you, assuming Walt and I get away from Tegus some weekends and make it out to Sangrias or Villa Real. See ya then!
Pics I will go on in a bit about your blog. However first I need to tell you the pics did not turn out. Now I don't know if that is just on my computer or what. Now you know that we all love and care about you as you do us. However as you stated in your own blog, "Sometimes in life, there are battles that cannot be won. I feel like no matter what, things here will get worse before they get better. I don't want to be standing in the crossfires of the next shooting, down the street from my school. I don't want to be attacked by gang members in front of my own house. I will stay until the end of the school year. But when it comes to next year, I guess I won't be here." So you need to take care of numero uno first and foremost. Make sure until you leave that you are always with someone else as I am sure you are but make sure you do not even go to the corner store alone. Sounds like things have gotten very crazy there. Well I will be looking forward to reading what you have decided.
Well Jules, to be honest...I am still flip flopping really. I was completely final in my decision to leave Comayagua, but already I am rethinking my position. So I have some tough decisions to make in the next week or so.
Your safety comes first and it is sad as this seems to be the place where you should be!But there are lots of other places lets just hope a lot safer!We miss you and love you and dear god hope to see you again so please stay safe my miss j!!!!
I agree! Tegus is way worse than Comayagua. I haven't decided whether or not I am staying in Honduras, but I do know that I am not going home. I want to stay in Central America for sure. So I guess we will see what happens.
I am very sad that I am going to be leaving though. I have loved it here.
Tough Decisions... I remember it well. Now you'll be leaving as I am arriving. And to think, I'll be in a city more dangerous than Comayagua!
Good luck with the rest of your year. It's not over yet. Just enjoy what time you have left and take nothing for granted. Wait 'til your home and you can flush your tp again and drink from the tap! You'll miss it. I promise.
I am looking into that program you told me about. But any info you could send me on it, please do! It would be nice to have something new and fun to do with Phonics. Uggh Phonics.
Oh Tina, don't worry I am not coming home if that's what you think. I am just trying to figure out where I want else I want to go, if anywhere. I am more than likely going to stay another year. It's just hard to picture being here without any of the people that I have come to be great friends with. I am sure the people next year will be just as nice, but it will never be the same. I am going to make my final decision this week, so we will see what happens.
And yes, it was the same person you were thinking of :D
Feeling for you! Janet as I am reading this blog you got probably 3 emotions out of me. At the beginning you had me laughing. I can so see you skipping out of the house not knowing if you matched makeup on from the night before and reeking of booze. Come on you know you reeked the kids were just too nice to say anything about your eau de toilette. LOL. Then you had me sad when I was reading about you not knowing if you were staying. We all know you are though. So I will not dwell on that part for long. Then at the end when you are saying about your Aunt Liz passing and not being with your family I wanted to cry. Mind you I didn't as it takes more then that to make this cold heart cry. Anyhow I am sorry you are feeling so alone at this traumatic time. You do know that everyone knows if you were able you would be here in a heart beat. The friend that was there for you was it your friend you were telling us about when you were home? Who ever it was tell them we all say thank you for being there for you when you needed it the most. You have our numbers and you can always call if you need an ear to bend for a minute or hour or whatever. Glad to see the blog though that I am sure you already are aware of. Take care and have fun on your week holiday. Don't forget the pics!!!!!
Fucking Canadian:) My goodness janet what a week you have had!!Glad you got your drunk on or should I say plastered out of your mind on!!!At least you didn't fight with any walls this time!;)As for the freak who tried to rob you I am not quite sure what to say but am very glad you are alright and very very very glad that asshole didn't have a gun!you must check into a program called phonics aerobics the only people that i have come across that have it is the resource teachers at St.Bens here so if you have a difficult time finding it I will see what i can do for you here!It is an amazing program and lots of fun for the kids as well!You be careful there and stay safe!!LOVE YA!!
Again So Calm and Cool You make me shudder and gasp with this whole blog. Yet you remain remote and cool. Like it was no big deal that some guy wanted to kill you. Not just you your friends too. Like what the fuck Janet? Okay I am officially tweaked out. OMG! You just take it with the rest. Wow. Alright I will give up this point now. Be careful dammit. Moving on. You are beating yourself up about the phonics program. I am sure that it is not your teaching skills at all that factor into it. Have you thought that phonics is actually quite hard to learn? I know people older then grade 1 that still don't get it. Will not mention names. Glad to hear that you had a wonderful this past weekend. It sounds like you love the bar scene there. I know I probably would too. As for the doctors visit you say they just tell you that you have infections. Do you ask them to be more specific and they just won't be or you are just not asking the question? Anyhow Janet this is getting to be long winded. So I will close. BTW glad you made up with Donielle.
The pictures are so beautiful!!I am most proud of you for your venturesome attitude!!!About time you tasted that ocean!!Oh the life and times of miss J!!!I do hope you can meet up with us in Cuba!!!
Ummmm are you crazy I agree with Tina on this one...........strange town 4am car rides............... hello , please be a little prudent in a place where every one carries a gun or at least a machete. You look great in the dress by the way. love ya lots hope you can come to cuba with us...........
Yes Tina I know, I know. But in reality we could've taken these guys in the end anyways. It was all in good fun and I wouldn't take back a minute of it. Running after that taxi is now how people will remember me when we all part ways. I had an incredible time there. It was truly amazing! By the way, you should check out who the Garifuna's are. Then you will really get a kick out of why it was so strange to be running after a taxi in their village lol.
Love ya lots crazy girl :)
You make me green! I think this now will be my fave story. I know you will outdo this at some point though. Again reading this I am pissing myself laughing as you are chasing behind this Taxi to try and get it to stop. Hell you don't even know where you are and now you are trying to hail a taxi to bring you back to where you are supposed to be. Silly girl I cannot believe you Janet got into a vehicle with people you didn't know to be taking to someplace you have no idea of where you are. So they are taking you to a beach to party and like you said why are we going in the vehicle when the beach is walking distance. Always listen to your gut instinct you all should have said no way. Glad to know you had your fellow teachers with you. Otherwise I would have to go there and kick your tanned ass. BTW love the outfit you had on with the pics with Charles. Glad to see you are having so much fun. Also I notice the tan lines on you and that makes me jealous as well. You stated you may be looking into apllying at Tela as it seems a little more civilized. Well keeping your options open is always a good plan. You are a very smart lady and I have no doubt that you will make the best decision for yourself. Know that we all think of you constantly here and that I personally look forward to your blogs. Stay safe g/f and no more hitching rides with strangers for petes sakes you have more brains then that. I know I am shutting up now. Take care Janet. CHEERS!!!!
No need to freak out Tina. I am not completely nonchalant about what happened. I understand what happened was pretty crazy, but then again driving in Toronto can be crazy too. These things can happen anywhere and that's what I am trying to remember. But do not worry about me...I am doing good. I promise ;)
OMG You are so freaking me out! Yet here you are just going on like it was really no big deal. So this shoot out happened just blocks away from your school. That is scary shit Janet. I understand that you don't want to become too nervous that you never step out again but come on. You are totally nonchalant about it all. That scares me. You better be taking precautions! Have fun in Tela. Have a drink or two for me alright. Miss Janet has totally changed!
Yes we certainly have it nice here in Canada, love your refrence about snow banks, I remember ..........with that said, take care of you and have a great time.
Of course your kids were happy to see you, what did you think they wouldn't be? LOL They were probably especially glad to see all the cute little stickers and pencils and stationary and all the other good stuff from your mom and Wanda. Glad to see that you got over to see Doniel.....did you tell him all our remarks? I knew you were staying I've said it from the start. Now you are pretty much saying it for now. However I know you are not coming back to Canada for extended time anymore. Your words are even glowing....what the hell? I need to start drinking the same water as you maybe thats the secret. Please send home 1 case of your happy water. LOL Alright glad to see you made it home and glad to see my blog up and running. Took me awhile to get it this time as I have another tower so it doesn't have it saved for me. Now I will have to save it so its not so hard to get to the next time. Peace out girlfriend!
You are home!! It was great to see you so soon and sad for the reason you had to be home!I was sad when you left the first time but this time it was not sad!I realize now after seeing how wonderful you look physically and emotionally that Honduras is your home!So my goodbye yell from the porch just seemed right!!I will see you at christmas which I think is crazy awesome that I do not have to see your family without you on that holiday!!!And just maybe you will see the ghetto girls sooner than you think!!;)
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Hey T, I am not exactly sure when I am coming home just yet. I will definitely let you know when I know though. I'm thinking it'll be mid July or so.