Buenos Dias from Honduras!
Last night I got in late and got settled at a satellite housing place for volunteers who arrived too late to go directly to the Volunteer Hostel. The woman who made up a bed for me and 2 other girls was sweet and encouraged me to speak Spanish, even though I was super shy about it.
My only complaint so far, no AC. But there are numerous fans, so it's absolutely bearable. I had some trouble sleeping, mostly from excitement, but I managed to squeeze in a few good hours of sleep!
And then of course I got to wake up to this spectacular view. The picture doesn't do it justice.
For breakfast the woman who took care of us last night bought us the world's most delicious pineapple. I told her how much I loved it and she pulled over at the nearest truck and bought me some. It was muy bien!
My hostel is nice, and I'm rooming with about 5 other lovely ladies, including the 2 sweet girls from last night. My trip is all girls with the exception of one guy, but he's older and keeps to himself more. Everybody is so friendly, I really had nothing to worry about!
I also got to meet Shin, the guy who founded Students Helping Honduras. He's extremely nice, and the work he's done here is just...amazing. He's brilliant!
Today we toured the different villages that we are going to be volunteering in. I fell in love with the village of La Democracia where we will be building a middle school for the children, whose school was devastated by a flood from 1998. 16 years is too long for any child to wait to receive an education. I can't wait to get started.
Something I love about Honduras is how free roaming the animals are. I'm always within feet of a random dog or horse or a group of chickens clucking madly.
Will post again tonight! Time to mingle with the villagers!
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