Everything here is going great. The power has been on and off in the office and the internet service not very good so this is the first time I have been on the computer this week. My camera broke this week so no photos to post. Hopefully I can get it fixed soon. Tom, Joe and I have been staying at Amor y Vida, going to Casa Corazón in the mornings until early afternoon and then going back to Amor y Vida for the nights. The kids at Casa Corazón are off school this week and we have been doing lots of activities with them. Amor y Vida kids are out of school next week and have had exams this week. I have been helping them with math and English homework which is a little tough. Their English book is full of gramatical and spelling errors! It was written by a Honduran who obviously is not fluent in English. It is tough for the kids to trust us telling them the book is wrong. I don´t want to be a teacher, but I certainly see how I can help them a lot in both of these subjects this year.
Tonight is a big birthday party for Angel at Amor y Vida. He is my godson and just turned 13 on Monday but the party was put off because of their exams. They all get to have cake, dance and sing with their karokee machine. It should be a lot of fun.
They are trying to get the wireless router hooked up so I can use my computer here and will be able to post more info and hopefully some photos when my camera gets fixed.
Friday, June 22, 2007
Thursday, June 14, 2007
We Made it Here
Hello Everyone -
Joe, Tom and I all made it down to Honduras safe and sound, despite Joe trying to bring a switch-blade onto the plane. Mary would be proud. He blamed Steve for leaving it in his bag. After being detained for a while and frisked, they let him go with us so all is well.
We had an initial visit at Casa Corazón and then went to Amor y Vida where we are staying. The visitor´s casa is nice and they had a nice welcome for us. The kids are all so happy to have three visitors spending time with them. We enjoyed watching Honduras beat Cuba 5-0 in the Gold Cup. So far we have been going to Casa Corazón in the mornings and visiting until mid-afternoon and then returning to Amor y Vida for late afternoon sports and fun with the kids before dinner. We have all been getting to bed by 9 pm which Joe says will be a big surprise to his Mom. Tom does not like much of the food but we got him a lot of cereal at the store yesterday to get him through. I am still pretty disorganized with most of my things at Casa Corazón but me staying at Amor y Vida until the mission team leaves when I should be able to get into a regular routine. I will try to get some photos next time. - Mike
Joe, Tom and I all made it down to Honduras safe and sound, despite Joe trying to bring a switch-blade onto the plane. Mary would be proud. He blamed Steve for leaving it in his bag. After being detained for a while and frisked, they let him go with us so all is well.
We had an initial visit at Casa Corazón and then went to Amor y Vida where we are staying. The visitor´s casa is nice and they had a nice welcome for us. The kids are all so happy to have three visitors spending time with them. We enjoyed watching Honduras beat Cuba 5-0 in the Gold Cup. So far we have been going to Casa Corazón in the mornings and visiting until mid-afternoon and then returning to Amor y Vida for late afternoon sports and fun with the kids before dinner. We have all been getting to bed by 9 pm which Joe says will be a big surprise to his Mom. Tom does not like much of the food but we got him a lot of cereal at the store yesterday to get him through. I am still pretty disorganized with most of my things at Casa Corazón but me staying at Amor y Vida until the mission team leaves when I should be able to get into a regular routine. I will try to get some photos next time. - Mike
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