Blogs from Comayagua, Central, Honduras, Central America Caribbean - page 7

Well it is official. For those who have not heard the news, Karina and I are getting married. Apologies if I haven't been clear with the details, but I've been busy with school lately. We have exams next week so I have been writing tests and reviews in a crazed fury. About a year or so in the past, in a land far far away, I met Karina. I was a leader in our High school youth group from East Aurora, NY. We had made arrangements for a mission trip to Honduras. Our destination was a place called Paraiso. I had absolutely no knowledge of Honduras. All I knew was what I was told. I found out that they spoke Spanish and they lived in the mountains. While the group prepared for the trip I was ... read more

Soft Hot Chewy Sugar coated Steamy fresh and hot to the touch. This is what the average student of El Alba has to look forward to after any given school day. As the bell rings the collection of students squeeze themselves through the doors like panicked cows through cold steel gates. Shoulder to shoulder each one pushing and screaming towards the same ultimate goal: freedom. However, unlike animals, humans often escape TO something rather than FROM something. Although it is true that my students are escaping FROM the grueling 40 minute long torture sessions, in most cases my students are also escaping TO "la reposteria delicia." Or as we would call it in English, "Delight bakery." This is the closest translation I can come up with. The fact of the matter is the name could be ... read more

Honduras beats Jamaica: Honduras 2, Jamaica 0 Tonight the city was electric after the defeat of Jamaica. The win was a triumph over the long time rivals and will provide a huge step up into the World cup qualifications. Although every game here is treated like the Stanley cup finals, THIS game seemed more important than any other. Why that is, I just don't know. The Hondurans just love beating on the Jamaicans. From what I gathered the Jamaicans play football like the Senators play Hockey. Here in Comayagua, the city seemed to hum with excitement as they prepared for the game. Being September 10th we celebrated "Dia de los ninos" or "Kid's day. This means that the candy consumption had reached it's pinnacle well before lunch time. Both adults and children were stuffing their faces ... read more

This week I have introduced the double warning policy. When students disrupt class they are given a warning. I write their names on the board and next to the names a write a number. Each student gets two warnings and when they work their number up to three they must leave the classroom. Sometimes the class will cheer for certain students to get a number like its a game. So when Carmen leaves her seat, during reading class, to punch David in the arm she receives one warning. Her name goes on the board with the number one next to it. At this the class will usually make some sort of noise as if it were game seven and Derek Roy was on a breakaway. The offending student will then turn to her classmates with a ... read more

The internet as been officially installed in the old "el bachelors pad" which means I can now post photos and video. So for those curiouse to see how Im living here are some photos and video. Think of this as Lifestyles of The Rich and Famous, just without celebrities or lights in the bathroom. Enjoy.... read more