Hola from Honduras, yes I am still here!

Just returned from a two day job fair in San Pedro Sule. It was church
sponsored. It seemed to be very well organized. Lot´s of food to buy, a
couple of florists were there, both fresh and silk, and many many others
selling everything from 72 hour kits in clorox bottles to furniture to
copy machines. There was alot of entertainment and it was alot of fun.
I think people were hoping to sell more but then they are in an economic
crisis here too. It didn´t cost them anything to be there so hopefully it
should build up every year.

I invited the 10 year old girl, Dyann to stay with me at the Holiday Inn
for one night. She couldn´t believe it. She went swimming that night
and then again in the morning. She didn´t know what the sugared cereals
were in the little cardboard boxes, fruit loops, etc., but she soon found out.
I think she had a ball. It turned out to be a great hotel, and it wasn´t
cheap as it turned out.

I also met a darling boy at the job fair. A returned missionary from His English was great. Told me a cute story. (Anne here is another story
for you for the Ensign and maybe the Liahona). He and his girlfriend both
went on missions. They bought ctr rings before they left and both wore
them on their missions. When they got back he said they were so in love
and wanted to get married but didn´t have any money for rings. They
had a friend who was a jeweler. They had him melt down there ctr rings
along with another piece of silver jewely and had them made into two
wedding bands. I am going to get their pictures to go along with the story.
I thought it was sweet.

Met a young man in our ward. He is 17, and the only member of the church
in his family. He has brown curly, curly hair and doesn´t look hispanic. He
is so smiley and darling





but he is totally deaf and dumb since birth. I have been
talking to the bishop and Henry the guy I live with about the missions in the
church for the deft and dumb. He signs and I think his parents sign. He
must read lips a little bit too. I am not sure. Anyway, a mission may be his
ticket out of here with lots of new opportunities. I will keep you all posted.
Henry and I are going to go by his house tonight and talk to him, sort of.

The family is having me teach them English every night. The kids are very
interested. Even Lehi, the four year old shows up with a notebook and a
pencil to take notes. He can´t even write. It´s so cute. There school system
is terrible. They hardly even go. One half a day here and there but not on
a regular basis. You need to be in private school if you want to attend on a
regular basis. They don´t know what a fire extinguisher is so I am assuming
they don´t have those either. Nor do they have libraries in the schools or
books. One member of the church thinks the government does it on purpose
to keep the people in the dark. I guess knowledge is power. I have told Dyann
she needs to get an education anyway that she can. I told her she needs to
study English so she can get a job at the Holiday Inn. She loved that idea of
course. I am going to find out how much it is for the public school vs. the
private schools.

All is well. I do have diaherra again but it´s not hideous! Caught a glimps
of myself in the mirror and I am definitly going to have some work to do.
I don´t know what it is about this diet but everything goes to the middle.
Oh great !!! Had a bad cold but am on the mend. Went to a chiropractor,
he is a stake president in San Padro. Turns out he was really a physical
therapist. It still felt good. I think I was aching bad because of the bug
I caught. I didn´t really need a chiropractor at all. Just thought I did.