Being home for two weeks has made me really appreciate what I have taken for granted and being in Honduras has made me appreciate my family and friends so much more. There have been so many moments the past week that the only explanation I can have is...welcome back to Honduras.
1) After we all arrive from our flights in San Pedro Sula, we take the 3/4 hours ride back to La Union....and when we get there, there is no power. Apparently the Catholic priest was driving and his breaks weren't working correctly so he slammed into a telephone pole, knocking the one tower that holds all the power for the whole town down. Of course...he had to crash into that one! (no one was hurt) We weren't able to text our family and friends that we made it to La Union safely until the next night.
2) Everything is dirty again. My hands, feet, shoes, clothes. No matter how hard I try to stay clean in school, that red dust somehow makes it onto me.
3) I have taken only one warm shower since being back. Oh showering at home was so nice; the water pressure was so great and the water was actually warm/hot..now it is back to cold water and little water pressure.
4) As much as I missed my students, I however did not miss their constant tween whining, "Oh Ms...no Ms...it's to hard Ms..no Ms....please Ms. nooo." Seriously, teaching middle school kids is teaching on a whole new level.
5) Waking up to very, very, very, very loud music outside our house around 5 am a couple mornings a week. Oh how I have missed that... I am pretty sure the only music Honduras play here are slow Spanish love songs, spanish pop music, or Celine Dion.
6) The weather. I am loving it. It is currently freezing and snowing back in Michigan and at home, but it is about 70-80 degrees here in La Union..definitely not complaining about that one!!
Here are some pictures that my housemates took for our Honduran Christmas Card :)
