Blogs from Honduras, Central America Caribbean - page 162

Can't believe our two weeks on Utila is up! We had a great time becoming certified divers. Tomorrow we leave for Rio Dulce, Guatemala. ... read more

I am entering my first blog. I participated in a US Military Humanitarian Mission to Honduras in 2005. It was a great trip. Myself, along with other military dentists and supporting staff went to Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras, to provide much needed dental care to some of the poorest children in Honduras. We spent 2 weeks working on children from an inner city school in Tegucigalpa. Honduras is a beautiful country with a huge socioeconomic divide. The majority live in impovrished conditions. The majority of our time was spent, at a private catholic dental school in Tegucigalpa, working on kids ranging in age from 4-12. The trip was very rewarding and eye opening. It makes you realize how lucky we really are living in the States. I am currently stationed in Oklahoma, but I will ... read more

I believe that there is a conspiracy going on between the pharmaseutical companies (like the ones manufacturing cough drops)and the restaurants throughout the San Pedro area. Actually, it is an even larger conspiracy, for the people of San Pedro are using them for the same purpose. If one would venture to the United States, and he or she would enter a restaurant like Applebees, at the end of the meal, he or she would be given a peppermint breathmint. Some of the restaurants even give out ANDES chocolate mints. In Honduras, however, I have discovered that there is a different treat for your after dinner mint. In the US we generally ask for a Halls when we are sick with a cold, or have a sore throat. Here in Honduras, the people use the Hall's cough ... read more

Well I passed my scuba course, and I have to admit...scuba diving is a ton of fun!! It is totally like being in an aquarium, 10 times better then snorkling. That is basically all I have been doing since I got here...8 hours a day. Today I saw a turtle. I have a new perspecitive on them now; under the water they are so gracefull, they're just chilling, not like their buddies on the land! Christmas was fun, since the island is mostly tourist everyone just partied really hard here, I think I went to every single bar on the island (it is a tiny island). Stayed up way to late, had to wake up way to early, went scuba diving, and then went back to my shack for a nap (around 4) and didnt wake ... read more

So I left the beautiful islands of Majagual, and hoped on a bus to Granada. I stayed at a really fun hostel and met a group of people that where all going to the lake islands of Ometephe, Nicaragua the next morning. So I explored the city, and then hit the bars/clubs that night. For some reason I still cannot dance in the Latin style….so I revert to my hip hop roots…which might look funny to everyone else since they are doing the salsa or whatever…but I’m having fun so who cares. Granada was a really nice city, and I probably should have hung around longer, but I have heard so much about Ometephe, I figured I’d keep on moving So the next morning I hop on a bus to the ferry with 3 other people ... read more