Honduras

We have been in Honduras since Saturday and have been having an amazing trip.  The flights were pretty uneventful though Moriah got pretty flight sick by on the last plane ride from New Jersey to San Pedro Sula, Honduras.  Getting off the plane, we were greeted with a blast of hot, humid air and we haven't left it(the air) behind yet.  It is such a different climate than what we are used to in Central Oregon.


There is so much to talk about and tell you.  I would have to say that Honduras is nothing like what I thought it would be and yet is so like I thought it would be.  I have taught 2 art classes so far, one to the MK's that was on art journaling and the other was at the children's center and working with the littler kids.  We painted mugs and colored a picture using crayons and  tissue paper.  It was really great.  We have also toured the Hospital Loma de Luz facilities and grounds as well as the farm, which is where our friends work.  Yesterday we swam in the Caribbean twice and it was refreshing.

This morning I went with Trish to work in the eye clinic at the hospital.  It was very interesting to meet some of the patients.  I also got to watch a surgery where a guy was getting his toe cut off due to diabetes.  There are lots and lots of issues with diabetes that are seen at the hospital.

This afternoon, as you can see, is mellow.  We are trying to wait out the heat a little bit.

Tomorrow will be a busy day because we will be going into some villages and   I have one more art class to teach.  We will leave early Friday morning to head back into San Pedro Sula for our flight out on Saturday.  Trish has some other adventures we will go on as we drive back to the city on Friday.

 For now, we wish you well and hope you are happy.  I will blog more as I have time.  If you would like to see photos, you can check out my flickr site.  I have loaded quite a few on. 

Adios!

Today's The Day

Well, we are off in about 9 1/2 hours.  Zig zagging across the US then on to Honduras.  Moriah and I are beyond excited, though I have started my usual dread of the long, long, long airplane rides.  I can hope for an empty seat next to us can't I?

Anyway, we are packed with 3 suitcases and duffle bag full of stuff for Brad, Trish and the girls.  Moriah and I are going to attempt to go European style with all of our stuff in 2 backpacks that we will carry on with us.  Should be interesting.  I did my Daddy  and Mamma proud and managed to pack my backpack with all my clothes and still have just the tiniest bit of room left and, get this, I can even pick it up and heft it around, it is under 20 pounds.  Yea for me.  Moriah is even better off than I am due to the fact that she is itty bitty and so are her clothes.  We even got daily changes of underwear in (Dad).

So, I will try to post pictures and blog regularly while we are down there.  Trish has all sorts of plans going and we are both so excited to see our dear friends!

Until the next post!  See ya!