Honduras from a different point of view

So, I’ve been MIA from the blog for awhile now.  And I’m not really back to normal yet, I’m still traveling until January 10th.  So far I’ve gotten to spend Christmas with my family in NC and now I’m vacationing with some friends in Honduras followed by a team retreat here after they go home.  So, I thought we would give a group summary.

According to Tyler…
We went to the Island of Roatan for the weekend.  On the way Tyler sat next to our new best friend “no-name boy”, a random boy who is in the peace core.  We proceeded to see him everywhere on the island after that, including at the restaurant where his mom exclaimed, “It’s the Presbyterians!”  Also… there is a Bojangles on the island… so random.

According to Mary…
Its nice and warm, lots of sun, beautiful beaches, and great snorkeling (even though its scary).  My favorite moment with Mary so far is when she stuck her head under water to snorkel and freaked out because she was literally surrounded by fish.

According to Sara…
The weather is beautiful and the clear water makes the beach experience better.  Also, the New Years Eve fireworks make you feel like you’re in the middle of a war zone, but are actually quite beautiful.

According to Cori…
Everybody here speaks Spanish.  And when you’ve only taken French you have no idea what they’re saying and then people make fun of you.  And you figure out what they are saying when they are laughing and pointing.  Whoops. 

We’ve actually kept pretty busy.  We went out on Tuesday to Armenia and hung out with kids and made Gospel bracelets with them.  Tyler and Mary and I practiced our Spanish and did all the explanation and directions.  Then we painted nails and just played with the kids.  We had a couple days of vacation on Roatan with lots of adventures including the water going out and my driving for the first time outside the US.  Yesterday we had spring cleaning at the Pettengills’ house where Bethany is living.  A couple months of vacancy had left the house pretty dusty and in need of a good scrub down.  So the girls got a good realistic view of life here as we scrubbed and cleaned and did laundry hanging it out in the sun.  But the finished product was well worth it and a huge blessing to Bethany to not have to do it all herself!  Today is church… yay!  Should be fun :)