Actually, I recruited a couple of boys to do it for me since those things are bit awkward for one person. I am really excited about the move despite giving up several wonderful things in the old house. Of course, "wonderful" is a relative term. Here is the low down: I Gave up... fruit trees (mangos, limes, oranges, I don't miss the nances and if you don't know what they are you aren't missing anything. I think the smell like vomit yet Hondurans love them.)
"tanque": aka running water in the bathroom
A land lady who would feed Bello if I left town for the night or a few and he didn't have to go anywhere and had 2 other dogs to play with in the shared backyard.
A porch in which my hammock hung.
An extremely awkward floorplan where you had to pass through the bedroom to go from the living room to the kitchen.
A nice bathroom but it was outside.
Built in closet/shelf thing.
Wood panneled ceiling which insulated but added to the darkness.
Virtually ZERO natrual light.
I now have... 0 trees or desireable plants, just a few weeds.
to bucket shower and bucket-flush the toilet. Except Monday and Friday mornings when water comes, usually.
My OWN space! I'm still on good terms with the old landlady so Bello can go visit. We now don't have untrained dogs interferring with our "rigorous training schedule" (or something like that).
No porch, just a slightly more central locale with MUCH more traffic (mostly foot, cow and horse, still a few pigs.)
Great floor plan that feels more like a normal home.
Bathroom inside! Although, privacy is limited since the "door" between the living room and bedroom is a curtain and the bathroom door (to the bedroom) is glass, clear glass! Good thing I live alone.
Wonderful neighbors who starting looking after me from day one. One of them even mopped the house for me before I moved in!
No where to put my clothes. As a result, I am completely unmotivated to unpack and am once again living out of a suitcase.
A metal roof which will NOT be plesant once dry season hits.
An eleven year old neighbor girl who likes to just come hang out and tell me how nice the house is.
NATURAL light!!!! I definitely prefer waking up to the light and dog than the old landlady's birds sqwaking.
I definitely miss a few things (a flushing toilet and cold shower) but am extremely pleased with the move. It is also good motivation to take Bello for walks/runs since he no longer has a lap dog to play with. It was like a stuffed animal that plays back.
Thanksgiving was good and I think it will continue to be. Instead of not celebrating, I am doing it twice. The Passionist volunteers, their boss and her husband, another PCV and I had a traditional turkey dinner last night and enjoyed some family games and speaking English. Saturday, I plan to celebrate again in Siguatepeque with some other PCVs and some bilingual school teachers.
Thanksgiving day was good, despite not spending it with family. Playing "pass the phone" definitely helped as I was able to speak to several family members and was filled in on the goings-on. It's always hard spending holidays away from the family. It's never quite the same but as with all of life, we make do with what we have.
Thanksgiving day was good, despite not spending it with family. Playing "pass the phone" definitely helped as I was able to speak to several family members and was filled in on the goings-on. It's always hard spending holidays away from the family. It's never quite the same but as with all of life, we make do with what we have.Work wise, I am still working on my world map kids and starting a few youth groups. School is out for the year so I am trying to stay busy during the vacation and am enjoying working with the girls who want to show up. I am posting a picture of WorldMap girls but every time I start working and forget to take pictures. Baseball continues with both teams. It is frustrating having a different group of kids every week and that increases the challenge to make progress. There is a small core group of kids who come almost every week but a large portion varies greatly. 
While consistency and progress can be difficult, it is wonderful being able to reach more kids and offer them something new. If they like it, they will come back.
While consistency and progress can be difficult, it is wonderful being able to reach more kids and offer them something new. If they like it, they will come back.Speaking of baseball, if anyone has a few old gloves they would like to donate, my sister is coming to visit just after Christmas (I am volunteering you, Marta) and equipment is always appreciated. While my team has enough equipment, Peace Corps is trying to start as many teams as possible and many of the other teams only have 9-11 gloves, or fewer for their entire group. Just let me know and we will get them distributed to expand the project.
Happy Thanksgiving!
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