Ms. Honduras (Kendy's younger sister...in 1st grade, I think).
My students holding the school sign.
Joel (pronounced "Hoel"....one of the cowboys).
My student Dunia and I.
Fernando and Juan Jose in traditional dance costumes (both my students).
My soon-to-be host sisterAndrea (she's in 1st grade). Isn't she adorable??
My other soon-to-be host sister Helen (she's in 2nd grade).
Center of town where the parade ended
Baton twirlers (the girl on the far left, Kendy, is my student)
Some of the teachers and I. The one on the far right was my first roommate here and the other 5th grade teacher. The one in a yellow hat is one of my current roommates. The one from Maine is in the black hat.
Pom-pom girls (my student is on the left).
September is a crazy month in terms of holidays in Honduras, which is why I haven't posted in awhile. The good news is that now I have some pictures to share. Last week, Honduras celebrated children's day with a half day for elementary students. My students and I had a party in our classroom. It was pretty crazy with food thrown everywhere, a few games, and dancing, the favorite pasttime here. Then later that week Juticalpa celebrated Honduras' independence day with 3 parades (one for preschool and kindergarten, one for elementary, and one for high school). These parades are a huge deal....most of the town came out on Friday for the elementary school one and Saturday morning for the high school one. I had to march with my 5th graders in the parade. Above is a picture of some of my students holding the school sign. Street vendors were everywhere, selling drinks, chips, limes covered with chile powder (which I have yet to try), etc. I bought a huge baleada, the national food here, which is a giant flour tortilla usually stuffed with beans, sour cream, cheese, eggs, chorizo, and avocado. Since it rained for the 1st half of our parade, it was a good distraction. At the high school parade on Saturday, they had floats, bands, and more elaborate costumes. I felt dizzy during most of that so I spent most of the time sitting down on the sidewalk watching. Also, sometime last week, I got stung by a bee for no reason and the stinger was left in my elbow and my friend had to pull it out. The other reason why I'm suddenly really busy is that on top of upcoming progress reports, I found out I can take the GRE's in Tegus and will be taking them in a month so I'm studying like crazy. That's about it for now. Send me news from the U.S.!
