I started putting things into the rest of my house. First things first...hammock. The kids around love it.
Ok, this was the biggest spider I've seen in Honduras so far. Not to mention it just looks creepy the way it's sitting there.
My host sister just had a baby last week. Here is her husband and two other kids.
This is basically my town. I think Hank Williams Jr.’s classic “A Country Boy Can Survive” is a perfect title for my life right. I say this because after the past few weeks, I’m now really starting to think that I can do this Peace Corps thing, and that I can survive out here in the middle of nowhere. I’m really getting accustomed to this lifestyle and I’m seeing all the opportunities that I will be presented with in the next 22 months. I think my new mindset has a lot to do with the fact that I can now travel and meet up with other volunteers
Three weeks ago we were granted permission to travel out of our sites overnight. This meant I would be able to be with a bunch of other volunteers for Thanksgiving. I headed out to Catacamas, Olancho, which is basically the “wild wild west” of Honduras (even though it’s in the far east of the country). There are two other guys from my project group that live out there, and we had about 15 to 20 people in total come to celebrate together. Everyone chipped in and made an amazing Thanksgiving dinner complete with turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, and a bunch of other delicious dishes that made it seem just like being back at home. Getting the chance to share my experiences and learn that everyone else had been having the same challenges I have been having made for quite the moral booster. I hope everyone back at home had a great Thanksgiving, and even though I really wish I could have celebrated with my family, it still ended up being a great day. Since then, I have also gone to visit another volunteer for a birthday party and tonight I am staying in Tegucigalpa for a going away party for someone in our group who has decided to leave Peace Corps Honduras.
My project is going well, but still slowly. Writing a grant is a lot of work, but teaching the people here to write it is even harder considering I don’t have any experience in this field.
Sorry this post is kind of short and boring, but I know I won’t be able to get on the internet again for a while, so I wanted to post something. On my way here, I got a ride from my host sister’s husband’s nephew, and we got stopped by the police on the highway just outside of the city. They said since he was hauling a couple gringos (which means white people) that they could stop him for 20 mins to check out our papers and whatnot. So the guy we were with just gave the cops 6 or 7 cucumbers, and they let us go. I guess bribing in this country is a little different.
I want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a happy new year. My family is coming down to visit from December 28 to January 1, so I’m really excited about that. I’m bummed I won’t be able to see any of my aunts and uncles and cousins for Christmas, but my host mom told me Christmas here is usually a great time as well. My next post will have everything about Christmas here and my family’s visit, and should therefore be much more interesting.
Peace,
Miles
Three weeks ago we were granted permission to travel out of our sites overnight. This meant I would be able to be with a bunch of other volunteers for Thanksgiving. I headed out to Catacamas, Olancho, which is basically the “wild wild west” of Honduras (even though it’s in the far east of the country). There are two other guys from my project group that live out there, and we had about 15 to 20 people in total come to celebrate together. Everyone chipped in and made an amazing Thanksgiving dinner complete with turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, and a bunch of other delicious dishes that made it seem just like being back at home. Getting the chance to share my experiences and learn that everyone else had been having the same challenges I have been having made for quite the moral booster. I hope everyone back at home had a great Thanksgiving, and even though I really wish I could have celebrated with my family, it still ended up being a great day. Since then, I have also gone to visit another volunteer for a birthday party and tonight I am staying in Tegucigalpa for a going away party for someone in our group who has decided to leave Peace Corps Honduras.
My project is going well, but still slowly. Writing a grant is a lot of work, but teaching the people here to write it is even harder considering I don’t have any experience in this field.
Sorry this post is kind of short and boring, but I know I won’t be able to get on the internet again for a while, so I wanted to post something. On my way here, I got a ride from my host sister’s husband’s nephew, and we got stopped by the police on the highway just outside of the city. They said since he was hauling a couple gringos (which means white people) that they could stop him for 20 mins to check out our papers and whatnot. So the guy we were with just gave the cops 6 or 7 cucumbers, and they let us go. I guess bribing in this country is a little different.
I want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a happy new year. My family is coming down to visit from December 28 to January 1, so I’m really excited about that. I’m bummed I won’t be able to see any of my aunts and uncles and cousins for Christmas, but my host mom told me Christmas here is usually a great time as well. My next post will have everything about Christmas here and my family’s visit, and should therefore be much more interesting.
Peace,
Miles
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