Sunday, January 20, 2008

80's Birthday Party

These are pictures from Tiffany's (in the amazing pink dress) birthday party. If you can't tell it had an 80's theme. Of course we weren't dancing...no way...we'd never do that. You see that guy standing in the open door...that's my boss, Mr. Priest, the principal of the high school. I wouldn't dare dance in front of him. ;)



Views of My City, Tegucigalpa

These are views from one of the hills in the city. I went on a walk/hike around the city with my friends Rachel, Sarah and Sarah's Honduran boyfriend, Axle. And yes, Axle is his real name. You can see the stadium in one of the photos. I thought this might give you all a better idea what the city looks like.




Okay, Okay...I'm posting...Leave me alone! ;)


This is from a trip we (about 6 of us teachers) took to a park (called El Picacho) just a little ways down the mountain from us. That's where the Jesus statue is that you've probably seen in some of my other pictures. You can see him in the distance through the tree branches. It was a beautiful day until just after we arrived and then the regular afternoon storm struck. It was a doozy. The guy you see in the picture is the guard/guide who took us all around the park (he didn't forget to show us the souvenir shop where I bought two pairs of earrings :) )...even stayed with us during our escapes from the rain. And then he didn't even expect a tip! I was impressed. He was probably bored and found 6 gringas entertaining. :)


Sunday, September 30, 2007

La Cumbre

This is from a trip a bunch of us teachers made to a fancy German restaurant just down the mountain from us, called La Cumbre. From where we were sitting there was a great view of the entire city. We just ordered cheesecakes and creme brulee (we're dessert kinda girls) but I hope to get to go back...for more dessert...and maybe even dinner next time. :)
In the first picture you see my friends (starting on the left), Sarah, Erin, Elizabeth and Hayley. In the second picture, Carrie, my roommate Leslie, and then Andrea.

The goofy girl in purple is my other roommate, Day and next to her Tiffany. Tiffany is the girl's spiritual life coordinator in the high school so we get to work together a good bit. I like her a lot. In the last picture you can see I was getting in trouble for taking their pictures...all camera shy. That's Susan on the left, Amanda (she's the elementary principal's daughter and a teacher at a different school) and then last but not least is Janice. All these great girls, except for Tiffany and I, work in the elementary school.

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Host Family Visit



My host dad with my oldest sister, Dinora's first baby, Andrea. So precious.

Open Air Market



Open air market where we go every other Saturday. We get to bargain! I try to listen to what the Hondurans ahead of us accept as an acceptable price. Often the vendors take one look at us and triple their prices. You can see potatoes and to the far left is yuca. I'm not a big yuca fan. I've been told it doesn't have much flavor on its own. It's often used in soups in big chunks and soaks up the other flavors.

El Apartamento (The Apartment)


The after picture. Don't you love the stripes?! We painted the cupboards too.





This is our dining room/library.

The other half of our kitchen and you can see the corner of our living room. Our front door is between the living room and dining room. We live in an upstairs apartment with a front and back balcony.