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Monday, June 9, 2003

I've been keeping really busy with work and my tremendous social calendar (ha!). There has been so much going on at the Embassy lately and they really are keeping me and the other interns very busy. We've officially received our "area assignments" and I'll continue to work on narcotrafficking, port security, and police/crime issues." This, of course, is very exciting b/c these are huge areas of problems here in Honduras. I have a meeting today with DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency) and TAT (Tactical Analysis Team) to get up to speed on what's going on. Tomorrow I leave bright and early for Choluteca which is South of Tegus and right on the border with Nicaragua. I'll be joining some military people from the US and other various people from the OAS (Organization of American States). We'll be working on a de-mining project and I'm hoping to get in a helo ride as well. There are a lot of mines still active down in this border area back
from the 1980s when the Communists and guerilla groups of Central America were fighting (think--the Sandinistas) Embassy interns at happy hour
Embassy interns at happy hour
 . I'll be staying overnight and I feel really cool being on travel orders...plus, I get per diem.

This past weekend was a lot of fun. We went out dancing on Friday night and then to a movie on Saturday. We saw the Quiet American with Brendan Frasier and Michael Kain--it was horrible. Yesterday was a lot of fun as we went to Valle for zip-lining. I've never been before, so it was a great way to start out. We weren't incredibly high off the ground--but fairly high up in the trees. It took about 2.5 hours to do all 16 stations. Some of the other interns have gone in Costa Rica and they said you zip-line clear up above the rainforest canopy...so maybe someday I'll be able to do that.
Last night we went to dinner at El Patio for some "typical" Honduran food and just hung out.

Other than that, nothing much going on...I have a very busy week ahead of me. Then, next week is the next round of negotiations for CAFTA (Central America Free Trade Agreement). What they are doing is having each CA country host a round locally...and it's Honduras' turn now. Although I'm not working in the ECON section, all interns have been called upon to help.

I'm already in my 12th week here...I can't belive how quickly 3 months has flown by!! I hope everyone is well and be sure to drop me a line to let me know occasionally what you are up to.
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