Honduras 2012-we have no idea what is going on. That is the slogan for our entire trip, and for many trips before and to come. In Honduras, you cannot make any plans because of all the rain. Each day we will wake up and guarenteed we will do something completely different than what we orginally planned. The rain often washes away the roads because they are dirt and we were unable to go to any of the mountain schools. It is upsetting to us, and especially to Karen, because one of the schools has absolutely no way to get food unless we bring it to them. When we visited a village called Campos, they told us that the government is supposed to bring them food each month...they hadnt been there since January. Karen immediately went out and bought food for the people of Campos. I will never be able to explain the feeling you get inside when you hear the children screaming for joy as you walk up carrying supplies for them to have.
I dont think that 1,000 pictures or stories could have ever prepared me for what I have seen down here. Each day is a brand new day, and each day I learn more and more about myself, my friends, and the people of Honduras. It is extraordinary to see people who have so little and go through so much, get up each day and smile and do their best to see that we are the ones who are happy/comfortable. Epecially the boys of Flor Azul, who haved suffered so much yet are the kindest and most mature people I know. We have made so many close connections to them, and I will forever remember getting to know them. They teach us how to play soccer and do cool tricks, and even if they laugh at us when we fail miserably-they are still determined to make sure we can do it. I am forever changed for being down here. I thought, coming down, that we would be the ones giving them lessons but it turns out they have a lot more to teach than I ever will. I decided to sponsor a boy named Arturo and really hope to be able to return to Honduras soon! I love it here, even if I miss everyone at home. See you soon!
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I love Honduras! This place is beautiful and I love all the kids. This trip has opened my eyes to so many new things and I have learned so much about myself this past week. The boys at Flor Azul are the sweetest people I have ever met. I wish everyone at home could experience this with us. I am getting better at soccer! The boys have been teaching me and I am usually the goalie, but I have blocked a few goals! The boys are so much fun to be around and I have decided to sponsor Elder, or be his godmother (madrina). He is 14 and loves to take terrible pictures of me, but I have connected with him so well this week. I have so much to tell and even more pictures!
This week has been productive and eye-opening. We have been speding our mornings in the rural school. We do our puppet show, then we do a craft with the kids, then we sing and they sing. After lunch we visit Flor Azul, where the teenage boys live. We've been offering English classes and teaching art and geography. We've alse been playing lots of soccer, doing a little hiking, and just hanging out getting to know the boys. The students have bonded with the kids and have made friends. They have been using their Spanish and teaching the boys English. For me it has been great to see the kids I know from previous years here. I love all of them and they make my life richer.
Poverty is endemic in Honduras and everyone we meet is desperately trying to survive. The hope is that the kids will study and get ahead and hopefully have a better future. For some of them this works out, but for the vast majority there is no hope of improving their situation. If we can offer some help and guidance to a few of the kids, perhaps their prospects will be better. In spite of this the experience of coming here and working with kids is joyful. The kids are all cheerful and don't ever complain. They teach us so much more than we can teach them. We have a very poor and spotty connection here so I will try to post photos when we get to Catacamas on Saturday. Keep checking back here and we'll keep posting about our adventures. P. Sagasti Suppes Hey guys! We are here in Honduras and are having a great time! Today, we have been to an elementary school that was only about ten minutes away from our village. We did our play for the children and sang "Lean on Me". All of the children enjoyed everything and even sang a few songs for us. We also had the children make puppetts which they really enjoyed as well. Honduras is a beautiful country full of beautiful people! Everyone has a story that molds them into who they are. No matter what these people have been through, they put a smile on their face and act like nothing is wrong. I love this country and I would love to come back to see them again! Much love yall!
Shout outs to my Mommy, Nana, Papa, Alvin, Megan, Janice, Mark, and all of my other loves in VA! <3 We are here in Honduras and just got internet access. I would like everyone to know we have made it and are loving it here. We met the teenage boys at Flur Azul and the teenage girls and their siblings here at Nuevo Paraiso right next to where we are staying. All of the children were so excited to see us and we are enjoying spending time with them. Today we taught English and Art classes at Flur Azul. I helped teach 3 boys English when we split up into groups. They are so eager to learn and want to do well. All of us have been talking about how wonderful it is to see them so excited about learning. Every child we have worked with talks about how much they love going to school and learning. They are very ambitious. This morning we all went to mass and they were celebrating Mother´s Day so all of us mothers got up front to be honored. The service was beautiful and much of it was led by the girls here. We will keep you all updated now as to what is going on as much as possible. And to my kids, I love you and miss you so much!!! Mother´s Day isn´t the same without you two.
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