Yo soy (sic) en Honduras!

Hello friends and family! I made is safely to Honduras! You may have to fogive my typing because the keyboard is a little different and I have not yet figured out how to do certain punctuation.
Washington, DC: the Laura Bush thing was a photo-op, I will leave it at that. It was, however, a great opportunity to meet other volunteers before being bombarded with all 47. (There were about 15 early arrivals at the photo).
The other volunteers are great so far. It is a very fun group and I look forward to working with all of them. About half are just out of college and most of the rest of us are mid to late 20's. there are two people a little older and of the young group, 5 married couples (1 married couple and one other volunteer are from Washington and a girl from Oregon went to UPS). Everyone is very excited and I was relieved to learn that most people were just as nervous about their Spanish skills as I was.
We were shocked when we heard we would move in with our host families about an hour after arriving in Honduras. This meant, we had to speak Spanish immediately. I was pleasantly surprised at how well I was able to communicate. Of course, there were many things I could not say or spent 5 minutes trying to get there, but I managed.
The country is beautiful but the poverty was evident from the start. It is very green here. The town we are in, Santa Lucia, is a little higher elevation so it is probably around 60-65 degrees, maybe 70 in the afternoon. Yes, it's cool because this is the beginning of their winter. One thing I had not thought of prior to arrival, was daylight. I did not think about the days being shorter since it is winter. It gets dark around 7 or 7:30 but it is light when I get up at 6:30. I have to go for now, but I will write more soon. Time to get home for dinner.

Brita, the landing wasn't TOO bad, but it could have been frightening, thanks for the warning.

I'm off!

I just want to say THANK YOU! to each of you who made it to the BBQ. We definitely had a good time and if you weren't there, you missed out. : )

Thank you also for all of the love and support. I could not do this without it. I will avoid getting too sentimental since I haven't boarded the plane yet but I promise to do my best to keep this (and you) updated.

Yes, I will have fun. Yes, I will be safe. Yes, I will miss you.