Ever since I had left Honduras at a young age, I had always wondered what it would be to live among my own countryfolk. Every now and then when I met someone from Honduras in California, we were so glad to talk and it was like we had known each other for a long time. So in coming to Honduras I was very eager to meet people. I was ready to go outside for a walk, take pictures here and there etc. Unfortunately I`ve been told by everybody to be careful in Tegucigalpa. I`ve been told that crime has been rampant and so to avoid walking anywhere. So my first two days in the Honduran capital have been spent cooped up in the hotel. Besides running around in taxis I have not seen much of the city or its people, but more of its traffic. Streets are small and winding (the capital is located among rolling hills and mountains), cars are mostly asian ( a lot of mitsubishis). Interestingly what has captured my attention has been the amount of overhead electrical wires. They are many electrical or telecommunication wires running that it seems that some poles could topple under their weight. They seem heavy and never-ending. Buildings that have some type of value (hotels, stores, banks) have armed guards posted outside. These guys are ARMED. They carry shotguns or assault weapons and swing them out in the open. I guess they do this to intimidate and to throw off anybody with bad ideas. Again, all of this is what I see in passing as I pass by in taxis. There is much you miss as you fly by. I can`t wait till my cousins come over. I get to go places with them...