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Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Early up to watch the ship come into port. Quite a sight to watch them back into a small channel and dock the boat. Got Steven up around 7 to get a little breakfast before being able to get off the ship at around 7:30. Had to walk a little ways to meet our activity people. Today is ziplining and scuba. We rode a small bus and were ...
The New Normal
The last few days I've been reminded, yet again, at the amazing capacity humans have to adapt. 5 months ago, I was living in my parent’s house feeling that 2012 would be a good year to move to another country and teach. It seemed like such a romantic notion then, as I sat on my plush couch simultaneously checking Facebook and watching cable tv before popping upstairs to ...
YELLOW!!!!
When I first got here and was told I'd be teaching Preschool/Kindergarten, I’ll be honest, I was less than excited. I had no desire to be a babysitter and get my hands dirty with endless art projects. But as we end our 3rd month of teaching here (I can’t believe it’s been 3 months!), I’ve realized something that has flipped my attitude 180: These little kids are hands down the smartest ones in the ...
The Happy Discovery of Mama Vieja
Olancho is known for a few things: giving a big middle finger to all and any rules, people carrying guns, a general sense of danger, and…coyol wine. After trying coyol I can honestly say that people can wave their guns all day long as long as coyol is in supply.
Riley, Christina, and I had been looking forward to coyol season ever since we read about it in the guidebooks. Supposedly you can find coyol from mid-March through the ...
The Little Things
My friend Jackie has an awesome tradition of writing down "the little things;" the bright spots that helped counteract some of the dark we see everyday. In light of the obstacles we've been faced with the last few weeks, I decided to adopt her tradition and present you with some of the little things that make daily life in San Fran a little brighter:
- I saw ...