week one in honduras

Well I HAVE NOW BEEN in Honduras for one week. I feel great and my sinuses are loving it

here as well. I seem to keep busy. i watch tv in spanish in the morning while i am getting ready.

i could now have a fairly intelligent conversation regarding all of the various countries in central

and south america and Mexico. i no longer watch the news from honduras because the first

morning it showed 13 guys murdered, laying on their stomachs, decapitated with their heads

sitting on top of their backs.

use to live with her and her family when he first got here. they are planning a trip to san pedro

azule, and it just happens that the town i am going to, potrerillos, is on the way and close by.

martha made a phone call to a woman. she is going to check with the bishop up there to see

if i can rent a room from anyone. it would be alot cheaper than a hotel and i really want to

take a trip to copan to the mayan ruins and a few other places. i might be more comfortable

in a hotel but i might as well see what life is like living with farmers in a small hondurian

community. it should be trippy.

i am really enjoying myself. my food is all prepared, my laundry is kept up daily. i watch

tv and study my spanish in the morning and then visit with people all afternoon. what is not

to like about that. i need to figure out how to get pictures from my i phone onto another

computer. i haven`t found a mac down here. it will be fun to share some photos. there are

some photo`s on my facebook from a party that i went to, if anyone is interested.

i love you all and i am sure i will start missing you all soon.

love, Bonnie

i am giving up on capital letters. they are difficult to make on any computer that i have

used down here. sorry about the misspelled words. i spent too many years with flowers

and not keeping up my writing skills.

Well I HAVE NOW BEEN in Honduras for one week. I feel great and my sinuses are loving it

here as well. I seem to keep busy. i watch tv in spanish in the morning while i am getting ready.

i could now have a fairly intelligent conversation regarding all of the various countries in central

and south america and Mexico. i no longer watch the news from honduras because the first

morning it showed 13 guys murdered, laying on their stomachs, decapitated with their heads

sitting on top of their backs.

use to live with her and her family when he first got here. they are planning a trip to san pedro

azule, and it just happens that the town i am going to, potrerillos, is on the way and close by.

martha made a phone call to a woman. she is going to check with the bishop up there to see

if i can rent a room from anyone. it would be alot cheaper than a hotel and i really want to

take a trip to copan to the mayan ruins and a few other places. i might be more comfortable

in a hotel but i might as well see what life is like living with farmers in a small hondurian

community. it should be trippy.

i am really enjoying myself. my food is all prepared, my laundry is kept up daily. i watch

tv and study my spanish in the morning and then visit with people all afternoon. what is not

to like about that. i need to figure out how to get pictures from my i phone onto another

computer. i haven`t found a mac down here. it will be fun to share some photos. there are

some photo`s on my facebook from a party that i went to, if anyone is interested.

i love you all and i am sure i will start missing you all soon.

love, Bonnie

i am giving up on capital letters. they are difficult to make on any computer that i have

used down here. sorry about the misspelled words. i spent too many years with flowers

and not keeping up my writing skills.

Rose Colored Glasses

I am having a ball.  i am in like flint with the kids, thank goodness.  they love the books and

hopefully this saturday i will share all the books, the twister game, yoyo´s with the other kids.  its been

very healing to visit everyone today.  lots of laughing and tears.  i really am  missing tom.

guess what?  there is not one mirror in the house.  maybe that will be healing for me and

perhaps i can get over myself.  i have my own room.  small but private.  there is a small

closet (with no hangers).  Right outside my door is where all the washing is done.  it makes

a nice soothing sound as olga, one of the workers, rubs the clothes back and forth, with

the sound of water flowing and exotic birds chirping.  it is actually very pleasant.  i took a

short nap today with all those soothing sounds in the background. 

 

the food is extremely tasty.  fabulous flavoring.  i´ve eaten rice, beans, plantanos, chicken, and

pancakes.  Maybe it´s good there aren´t any mirrors, exclamation point. 

Olga has come to me three times already to see if i have any dirty clothes.  they are washed before i can

remove them.  the weather is pleasant.  i guess there is a downpour every afternoon.  apparently flooding has been a problem. 

 

i know i am suppose to be here.  plus my sinuses were bothering me when i left, but not at 

all now.  i did forget about all the garbage and dogs etc., outside.  i am trying to keep my

gaze upward. rose colored glasses are great aren´t they. 

 

i am not able to get my international data planworking on my i phone.  i need to buy a phone

soon so i can call them and all of you as well.  maybe i will try to e-mail them.  so i am limping

along with this computer, which i feel is truly an  original. exclamation mark, exclamation mark.

i love you all. and miss you.

 

bonnie

 

i didn´t know carlos had  so many mothers and grandmothers down here.  a lot of them claimed

him as theirs.  i just found out that ritza´s ancient mother was told that he returned to Utah. 

they were very close and they said she would have been too upset.  maybe i´ll have to take

her a ´"letter" from him.  

I Made It!

hi everyone!

 

 i made it to honduras.  had a wild trip.  am writing on the bishop´s computer.  the keys

stick and I can´t make a capital letter.  i feel so at home with everyone.  lots of signs

withBonnie welcome to your home.  the people are so great here.  i think i am going to

have a ball.  children and adults all love the books, especially, the book about the dog

karl, with no words.  it was a hit!!  we are all going out for dinner.  tomorrow when everyone is at work i will try to write more.

 

love you all,

bonnie

Farewell Utah

During the last few weeks I've been studying Spanish, updating my will, buying massive quantities of my vitamins and medications to last the next three months, story books in Spanish, and trying to pack as efficiently as possible.

I'm really looking forward to the dusty streets and easy living of Buenos Aires, my little tight-knit barrio in Teguc. I need to practice my reading aloud in Spanish so I can read to the kids in the barrio, and I can't wait for some muy rico rice, beans, tortillas and platanos (and a choco-banana if I can find it!)

I had a small panic attack in church today while making my final t0-do list, and left after the second meeting. But the thought of the beautiful weather, the wonderful people and a fun adventure will make it all worthwhile. Of course I'll miss everyone in Utah, though, and will look forward to returning before Christmas.

In the Buenos Aires barrio, everyone has their own whistle-call, so if someone needs to see y0u they whistle your call. I'll consider the trip a real success, and myself part-native, if I get my own whistle! Wish me luck!

Love,

Bonnie