I´m currently living in Siguatepeque. It´s a town (city for Hondurans) between Tegucigalpa and San Pedro. Very convenient if I ever need to go either direction. I can also travel back to Jesus de Otoro, which is only one hour away from here. I´m currently a week into teaching. Kids are great here. Teachers are greately respected by all (students and society). Whenever you say you are a teacher, people look up to you. Classes are kept small on purpose. The most I´ve had in a class is 16. I´m teaching 6, 7, 8 and 9th grade. Everytime classes start, I´m greeted with a good morning or afternoon and when they leave most will come up and give good comments that encourage.
I had to say goodbye to my family in Jesus de Otoro because travelling between there and Sigua would has been a torture. Chicken buses are not convenient and tend to run late. On my first days that I tried travelling from Otoro to work, one bus broke down and another was raided by traffic cops. I arrived late to work on both instances. I now live a five minute walk from school. I rent a house that goes for 2000Lp and hope to find someone from the school to split the rent. So its a big house and I don´t have much yet. The landlady kindly loaned me a bed, a coffee maker, two plates, a fork and spoon and a small plastic round table with four accompanying chairs. Little by little things are being added, and soon I will have much needed things.
Yesterday, a white and brown kitten came by my backyard. He seemed lost and disoriented. So we played and I gave him something to eat. Because of safety reasons, I tend to do my shopping during the day, I needed to buy beans and so I had to dismiss him before nightfall. Maybe he will come by tonight.
I have a lot to blog about. So expect a couple of stories about my relatives in Otoro. One is from my cousin who loves agriculture but family tradition and loss has left her living in the city of Tegucigalpa, and the other is about my grandfather who died about two years ago and who I did not get to know but do so now through others....
Here is a flower from Siguatepeque. Its a sunflower (girasol). It reminds us that its the same sun that rises and sets over all of us wherever we are...thanks for your comments...
I had to say goodbye to my family in Jesus de Otoro because travelling between there and Sigua would has been a torture. Chicken buses are not convenient and tend to run late. On my first days that I tried travelling from Otoro to work, one bus broke down and another was raided by traffic cops. I arrived late to work on both instances. I now live a five minute walk from school. I rent a house that goes for 2000Lp and hope to find someone from the school to split the rent. So its a big house and I don´t have much yet. The landlady kindly loaned me a bed, a coffee maker, two plates, a fork and spoon and a small plastic round table with four accompanying chairs. Little by little things are being added, and soon I will have much needed things.
Yesterday, a white and brown kitten came by my backyard. He seemed lost and disoriented. So we played and I gave him something to eat. Because of safety reasons, I tend to do my shopping during the day, I needed to buy beans and so I had to dismiss him before nightfall. Maybe he will come by tonight.
I have a lot to blog about. So expect a couple of stories about my relatives in Otoro. One is from my cousin who loves agriculture but family tradition and loss has left her living in the city of Tegucigalpa, and the other is about my grandfather who died about two years ago and who I did not get to know but do so now through others....
Here is a flower from Siguatepeque. Its a sunflower (girasol). It reminds us that its the same sun that rises and sets over all of us wherever we are...thanks for your comments...
3 comments:
Hello Joshua, I am glad to hear that things are stabalizing for you and that you are getting comfortable. I am glad to hear that you got a good job as a teacher and that you are enjoying it. I wanted to let you know how proud I am of you to get a strong head start while you are away from your family. I know it must be difficult but you are wise person in that you decided to make the best out of the situation and create memories and experiences for you and us, with your stories. _Rode :-)
I came here from La Gringa's blog. It's pretty awesome that you are able to get back to your roots and spend time with your family.
Have you gotten a chance to go to the bilingual school in Jesus de Otoro? I think it's called Georgetown. Esperanza is (was?) the director of it and they have a great program and opportunity for the kids there.
I spent a few weeks in Jesus de Otoro and I really loved it. It is one of my favorite pueblos in Honduras. It's cool that you have time to explore it and the rest of Honduras.
Hey Oscar,
It's Cindy and Greg from your old Happy Trails days... how are you? How's teaching and life abroad. We look forward to the updates!
All the best,
C
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