Blogs from Comayagua, Central, Honduras, Central America Caribbean - page 4

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

The last entry, I was feeling quite down obviously. It only lasted a day or two and I am feeling much better now. Which is why I titled this one the way I did. I just wanted to give the fam back home a little jolt. Gotcha! Of course, I know I'm always going to have those days where all I want is to see everyone back home. For right now though, I am definitely in better spirits. Not just because of all the love everyone sent my way form back home, which was amazing by the way, thanks. I solved my homesickness the way any real Canadian female should. I got some retail therapy in. I went to the mall and spent more money in one hour than I have the entire two months that ... read more

Today was kind of a rough day for me. Actually, I was trying to be optimistic yesterday, but to no avail today. The last two days in general have been kind of rough on me. I have been here almost six weeks and although things are going great, today was just one of those days. One of those days when all you can think about is your family and friends. I miss everyone back home. I miss seeing their face and laughing with them and just being completely free. Although of course I am free here, it will never be the same way as when you are with your family. The kids have given me a run for my money the last two days and I am not sure if that is adding to the problem ... read more

Well it's official. I have been here over a month. I still can't believe how quickly time is flying by. It surprises me that in a small town with a slow pace, that things can move this quickly. I am already on my fifth week of teaching at the school and I still love it. This has been a month of changes for me in many ways. I don't think I can remember a time when I have grown this much as a person in such a short period of time. I feel that I am already a different person than I was when I arrived here. I have learned not to take things for granted and to truly be happy for what I have back home. My family, friends, endless potential and most importantly sometimes...hot ... read more

This weekend flew by so fast! It was kind of a whirlwind actually. The only notable thing that happened on Friday at school was that I held a birthday party for Donovan. It was a ton of fun and the kids loved it. I checked the birthday list to see how many were left before I decided to do anything for his. Luckily, I have missed many of the birthdays and there are only four or five until the end of the year, so I wont be buying a 25 cakes. Donovan absolutely loved his little party, cake and games. He hopefully liked my gift. I got him some Mickey Mouse pencils, sharpener and eraser. I thought it was a good idea since he is always asking me for a pencil. But sure enough, come this ... read more