Independence Day Break

September is the month to celebrate Honduras' independence. As a result we got a few days off from school!!! So, the majority of the 1st year teachers took a trip to the Caribbean Coast. It was a great time to relax, soak up some rays and NOT talk about school!

This break was much needed! After 3 grueling weeks of nothing but planning, teaching and grading I was very content to sit and do nothing except stare out at the big beautiful ocean! Well I guess I rotated between taking naps in a hammock and swimming in the ocean :) We were able to stay in cabins literally 100 yards from the beach for 3 days...so amazing!

This was my vantage point!!!

Bobby (our Honduran go-to guy) and his family came with us on the trip. I am with two of his adorable children and Kristi...she's cool!

Soy super gringa!

This statement is true for many reasons but for this post it is true because of my inability to 1)dance like a Latina, 2) say no when an Espanol teacher asks me to dance infront of the whole school (when people speak Spanish to me very quickly I tend to get nervous then nod and say "Oh si claro" Oh of couse yes!) So for Children's Day (yes, it is an acutal holiday here in Honduras) the school put on a big elaborate show to celebrate. To start the assembly the Spanish teachers and MYSELF came out running and jumping to get the students excited. We then proceded to dance a little jig, to which I botched 3/4 of it, luckily they placed me in the back! Outta sight, outta mind..right?

So the program went on and towards the end I was summoned again for a reprisal! The second time was much better, I still stood out like a sore thumb but atleast I was in sync with all the other ladies this time!

I ended up having a lot of fun! Definately a good memory to write about!

** This picture is for Josh, who truly treasures embarassing pictures of me!

Oh I believe I failed to metion the wardrobe! We wore bright shirts with crazy hair, heavy eye make-up and wacky tube socks with our pant legs rolled up! Yes, I know ridiculous :)

No Blood=Success!

Right now this is my motto, if I get through the day without any bloodshed I am a happy camper! I am hoping that my motto will change as I grow as a teacher but for right now my no blood motto works.

In science we are learning about invertabrates and more specifically insects. Last week we went searching for bugs, we didn't have to search very hard because Honduras is infested with bugs. Then we got out our maginfying glasses to identify the 3 main parts of an insect (for those of you who don't know: head, thorax and abdomen) The kids loved searching for bugs, it is so much easier to teach kids about things that they actually like! Go figure!

Independence Day

Someone reminded me that it is about time I updated my blog, so much has happened since the last time I wrote on this thing. :)

Independence Day celebration was September 1st, the school was decked out in blue and white. The kids loved waving around the flags. There was a ceremony with a flag salute, and we sang (they sang) the national anthem. It was a lot of fun to see a traditional Independence Day ceremony, the Espanol teachers put on a great show.

- Here are a couple of pictures from the day. I told my kids we were going to take a silly picture, they love any

opportunity to be goofy.