WARNING: some content may seem disturbing/concerning. We are all safe and healthy here in Honduras!!
You know you’re in Honduras when….
-you live in the clouds surrounded by flowers and horses and sheep
-FUERA JOH (“Get out President Juan”) is chanted and pots and pans are banged together every night at 9 pm for 2 weeks after the election
-showers are ice cold…so most people view them as optional (one guy on my squad hasn’t showered in 24 days…he still smells fine thanks to deodorant, febreze, and baby wipes)
-your squad mates heat water over the bonfire so they can take a warm bucket shower
-rice and beans taste incredible…and you learn there’s about 100 different ways to serve them
-55° feels like the dead of winter and you don’t want to leave your sleeping bag
-the toilets are clogged multiple days a day
-it gets dark at 5 and you feel like going to bed at 6
-your butcher Spanish verb conjugations about 100 times a day
-you walk into the living room and your friends are piercing your guy friend’s nose
-bonfires happen on the nightly and you always smell like smoke
-laundry on the washboard takes an hour
-you consume no dairy (unless you count sour creme) and way too many carbs
-every guy cat calls
-you learn how to make homemade tortillas and refried beans
-the power goes off any time there’s a wind storm
-you see the most brilliant night sky you’ve ever seen in your life (including an incredible shooting
star)
-you always look forward to going to a small local church who treat you like family (and translate for you!!)
-you have Joy to the World and Silent Night memorized in Spanish
-you buy organic parasite medicine for yourself because your friend coughs up a worm and you’re incredibly paranoid
-every single house has razor wire on top of their 10 foot wall and multiple pit bulls
-plantain chips are the new Fritos
-you sneeze out fuzz (thanks to yarn-rolling)
-breakfast is either pancakes or fruit loops
-you light off a liter of fireworks in one night
-chocolate chip cookies are a far-off dream
-the owner of your favorite cafe brings his router to and from work with him…so you never know when there’ll be wifi
-Feliz Navidad is constantly stuck in your head
We only have 3 weeks left here in the Hondo, and I’m savoring every day. As you can tell, I’ve been building so many memories here, and leaving will be so bittersweet. I hope this blog post made you chuckle 😉 much love!
