Hotel Saint Anthony San Pedro Sula

... 4th place team will get a second chance in a playoff against the 5th place team from South America. The standings are currently in the order listed above, with the top 4 teams grouped close together. With a win, the US would definately qualify. If Honduras won, they would be likely to qualify.

Friday night, when Steph and I arrived in San Pedro Sula, the three of us headed to a bar in town called the International Doghouse Tavern. The owner is an ...

... internet phone) and found out that the curfew was still on, so when we checked we were told we were not going in. But of course we were up and about, so I made us some honey, lemon and raisin drop scones (a bit like a thin crumpet) and tea, and we’ve been having a good chat this morning. Very relaxing.

There are no problems at all in this town, but we have heard about ...

... Seeing the area with locals, is such a nice point of being here.

Next week should be more interesting as Madi and I are off to the Bay islands on friday -we got free bus tickets! We are looking forward to seeing more of this great country. We will take a bus to La Ceiba (3 hours), stay the night in La Ceiba and then a ferry. our aim is to go snorkelling with the whale sharks!!

until next time! Adios!

... Calm and very chill. Knows a lot of camp songs from working in summer camps for years.

Samira – 23 from Boston. Really friendly, sweet and funny, but behind closed doors she can be sassy and sarcastic. She has such great common sense that I sometimes feel like I grew up in a box when I’m around her.

Jenna – from upstate New York and is a returning teacher from last year. I don’t know her as well since she only arrived last week, but ...

Hi to all!

It is another sunny hot day here in Cofradia. I have been pottering around the town for the last couple of days, and yesterday enjoyed a swim at the rocks. They emptied the pool and so it has slowly been filling up, and yesterday it was deep enough to swim in.

Last night we made 8 pizzas, which is a slow process with a tiny oven. It was really nice to ...

The town must house about 30,000 people I guess and it is a 40 minute bus ride NE of the second major town, San Pedro Sula. The town was based around factories (bananas, juice, cigars), but in the last few months the cigar factory closed and 5000 people lost their jobs. The unemployment rate is about 70% I think, and so crime has increased. We are ever vigilant for the house, and never leave the front gate open (it has a padlock) and the ...

... be covered in sweat within minutes of stepping outside. One learns to drink more, even if it’s just warm water, than is comfortable because it is constantly necessary to replenish the fluids the body has lost. Clothes are also a tradeoff since you always wants to wear shorts even if that means having your legs be eaten up by mosquitos. I have at least 20 bites on my legs everyday, but I still have yet to actually see a mosquito bite me. Dengue fever season ...

... were a couple of armed security guards which was a small plus. There was no way I was going to pay $50, unless he started getting angry, in which case I'd hand over my whole wallet in a heart beat because of the gun factor. I figured I'd just wait him out, he was going to have to drive back to San Pedro eventually.

When he came down to $40 and I still said no $25 he said he'd now drive me to Copan, where I'd originally wanted to go. No way. He would've just driven me a few miles ...

Only 3.5 hours by plane from New York, but a world away. Leaving the frigid climate of the Northeast, disembarking on the tarmac, I was submerged into a steambath of humidity. The immigration line was slow and disorganized, as I'd anticipated. I'm trying to conceal my intimidation of the airport officials with machine guns and German shepherds, especially considering that my Spanish is pretty poor and ...

Yesterday we arrived safely at Omoa from Copan Ruins. We enjoyed 3 hours of luxury class bus with Hedman Alas company (320 Lempiras per person - $17 pp which is about 4 times the normal price). It was strange to have a film on board and crisps and drinks offered in the price. We hadnt enjoyed this level of transport since we left Chile some months back... The bus from ...