Honduras Coup

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Not so sure about how I feel about the coup. I agree that Presidente Zelaya was making some selfish decisions to change the constitution so he could run a second term, even after the congress voted against it. I think that congress got angry and upset with his actions but chose the wrong way to handle it. I'm mostly sad that my heart is growing in Honduras and it is painting a bad picture to the world right now. Thank goodness that I have a loving family, great friends, and the best husband anyone could have. I hope that the political fight will not affect me living in Honduras!

How the United States Sees the World

Confessions: Now that I have lived outside the United States (not as a missionary) I can see why the world really doesn't like the U.S. I see a lot of selfishness and pride. I feel like people are complaining all the time about things that can never bring happiness. I know that happiness is found within the love of family and friends. I wouldn't trade my experiences in Honduras for anything, and yes I do wash my clothes by hand.

Our new place

Needless to say, I wish that I had done the packing for our move. Edgar just took everything, threw it in the truck, and I had to put everything back. Oh, menWe have many animals on our street, bunnies and horses. I have even heard pigs going by at night. No idea where they are coming from.

You see that, it's our well. We have water all the time and it is heaven!

This made me cry with joy. It was a bathroom, inside, 5 steps from my bed.

I have a kitchen that I can cook in now. Yet another big blessing.

Everyone wants to know how I wash my clothes. This is it. It's our pila. You fill it full of water and then use the washboard to clean the clothes. Yes they get clean, and I get a workout for free.

The Move

Edgar and I had talked about moving into our own place. It was getting hard for me to live with the in-laws and I needed a kitchen and a place I could keep clean. We found a place closer to school. I came home on a Thursday night to see this happening. When Edgar is ready to do something he doesn't wait. We moved everything within a few hours.

The baby

My coworker, Yadria, had her christmas baby. So cute!

The motorcycle

My husband really wanted a motorcycle and I finally caved in. It is really nice though to have a ride when we need it.

Roatan

It was a wonderful trip. And we will be going back.

We stayed at the Coconut Tree Cabins, mostly we were just excited to take hot water showers.

The view from our cabin.

Half Moon Bay

My first live crab I have ever seen.

We went snorkling, of course I couldn't take pictures, but trust me it was amazing.

We went sea kayaking, it turned out to be scary as my husband has never been in one before.

The sun would be out for most of the day, then it would rain and it would really rain hard for about an hour. The sun would then come back out again.

Looking at all of the beautiful things, not being able to afford any of it. Cheep for American dollars, crazy expensive for Honduras Lemps.

The cabin

We did rent a scooter and spent the day traveling around the whole island.

Juticalpa, Roatan is in the center of the island. I thought it was pretty funny.

Getting back, we had to leave at 4:45 am to get a place in line for the ferry. A bit early for me!