Blogs from Central, Honduras, Central America Caribbean - page 23

From Zamorano, a university that is a country within a country... I don´t have homework so my mind is free to think about whatever it is I need or please I don´t have people telling me how to act, no rules no one saying No No NO! I´m not in school It´s been so much better for me to grow to learn, my soil is fertile so I sow the seeds of what I want to be, first they flower then when they´re ripe I eat the fruits for power constant crop rotation keeps my soil from wearing out and the variety is what life is all about it keeps it fresh and interesting, always transforming my garden inside grows even while it´s storming both sunshine and rain are needed to cultivate love and hate, the ... read more

I'm going back now and adding pics to all the Roatan entries so even if you've already read them, you will have to go back to see the pics! ENJOY!... read more

Almost all of my entries have been positive and up beat, so I apologize in advance for this one. I was very sad about leaving Honduras and no matter how I tried, I couldn't put a spin on it. I had planned to stay in Honduras for a couple years, if not more. And I've never been a person to walk away from a job, especially one I love. Unfortunately, however, with distance during family illnesses, personal safety concerns and dealing with a school administration that does not value their teachers or students, I had to reconsider where I was needed most. I know it was one of the most difficult decisions made during my relatively short life thus far. Ultimately, I was offered a job working with working with children and families back in ... read more

So today wasn't the greatest day. After lunch my kids were supposed to have music class. Apparently the music teacher was not there today, so one of the counsellors (who is actually only about 20 years old) gave my kids a worksheet to colour and then took off and left them unattended. I had NO idea any of this was happening. I came back to my class for the 2nd last period of the day, to find half of them missing, half of them running around the class, and one crying because someone else kicked them. I was in the middle of giving a lecture about respect when one student started talking to their neighbour and another was trying to tell me something without raising her hand (WHILE I WAS TALKING!). I then caught 2 students ... read more

The morning after volcano boarding / partying may have been the hardest so far, and I failed to make it out of bed until noon. A nice german girl, Marcella, was nice enough to put a bucket and a gallon of water next to my bed and not laugh at me too much when I finally dragged myself out of bed and into the freezing cold showers. I made plans with another American headed toward Honduras to meet up the following morning and make our way to the border. The rest of our group was headed south to Granada. Running fairly (ok, really) low on cash, we decided to take the local chicken buses and cross the border on foot. Everything went fine and well, and I got some good quality thinking time in on the ... read more