Hotel Maya Copan San Pedro Sula

More soccer! The game we went to in Mexico City was part of the series of games played in order to qualify for a place in the World Cup next year in South Africa. The last two games for each country are played this week, Saturday and then on Wednesday. This game, between the US and Honduras, was important for both teams. Of the 6 teams in our region (US, Mexico, Costa Rica, Honduras, El Salvador and Trinadad and Tobago), 3 will qualify for the World Cup, and ...

Well, information is very thin on the ground here and we are not really sure how long the curfew is going to last. They keep extending it. It was supposed to finish at 6am today, but then they extended it until 6pm tonight…. but they did this overnight.

We were told last night that we were going to school today, so this morning we were up at 6am. Kevin checked the internet (he has ...

... was out. I did get over the worst of it quickly though, and now I just have the usual cold.

last night, Madi, Marsha and I went to a local dance with Andromeda, a 20 year old classroom assistant at the school. It was a real local experience - rather like a school dance with many more lads than girls! It was really very odd, Sandra is interested in going into San Pedro tonight, to go dancing so that might be more ...

... house as new friends. My favorite Katharine moment is when we were debriefing after a day of summer camp and Katharine was super sick and tired. The rest of us were commenting on how the baby birds that were living in the fuse box of the classroom will annoy the future teacher. Katharine lifts her aching head to say, “Don’t worry. They’ll fledge soon.”

Katie M. aka Katie Mac – 24 from Oregon and super into nature and environmental ...

... will have a shock when they find out how much planning they will have to do. I have a long shopping list of stuff that I need now so I may plan on going shopping later. We’ll be into the school on Wednesday, so I should have an update after that!

nb: Lynda Dye and Colin S - somehow all the emails in my inbox got deleted and so can you email again so that I can reply!! Sorry!

nbb; we have fresh milk, so I can have tea!! :)

... us something so they took some volunteers to hike and see monkeys, but the rest of us stayed behind to chill on the beach. After another back of a truck ride we got back to the hostal where we laid in hammocks and ate fresh fish the rest of the day.

We got back to Cofradia in a torrential rain, but we were so sand, bug bite and sunburn-covered that the rain didn’t really make a difference. Katharine (the now first grade teacher) and I walked to the ...

... s surprising how well they speak considering their age. Stephanie even knows all the words to Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody”! The family is pretty wealthy by Honduran standards. Though they only have bucket showers, we eat meat everyday, they have multiple TVs and even an air conditioner!

The food here is pretty limited in variety, but delicious. It is more like Mexican food than Ecuadorian food. Lots of tortillas, beans, cheese, eggs ...

... and looked for a hotel to be dropped off at.

Here's what the lonely planet said about La Entrada:
"La Entrada is an unattractive crossroads town with a reputation for Narcotraficking. If you're looking for somewhere to stay in La Entrada something must have gone wrong...".

The taxi drove me to the nearest hotel and I asked how much since we were only half way to our destination, the driver told me it was still $50. **** that.

We went back and forth for a few ...

... it started playing for the 3rd time over only 45mins in I was a bit peeved. We got to Tegucigalpa and again I was wishing that I was far more apt in the spanish language because I really would have enjoyed a day of wandering the CBD streets checking out life in a struggling central american capital city. We headed off soon enough for our final destination for the night, San Pedro Sula. Stayed at Hostel Tamarindo which had been closed since sometime before ...

... the place is a dump. There are plenty of bars and restaurants but they keep putting this lound music to make sure you lose your hearing asap...and the regaetton is just unbareable after 7 months! Terrible music...whatever happened to Frank Sinatra, Julio Iglesias and all that stuff! To add insult to injury, there is no book exchange in this place, or newpapers to be bought ...