Life In
Well, life here continues. Things are settling down after a month of non-stop travel and having my sister visit (which was amazing). I start work again this week which is exciting. I have my normal 6-10hrs of English this week but the more exciting thing is I am going to the aldeas to start the parenting school that I have been trying to start for the past 6months so that is very exciting. I will be training teachers and a few parents from 20 aldea communities to run this incredible parenting program that teaches parents about values, nutrition, the importance of school, self-esteem, etc. It is so incredible and has such a positive impact in the communities that are doing this. It also just gives the communities a designated time to get together and form stronger bonds and talk about things that normally just go by the wayside because they have never had this structured time to talk about these topics. It also provides information on how to talk to their kids about sensitive topics like HIV/AIDs, relationships, etc. that normally are not talked about. I am super excited. We shall see what comes of it. I remember when I was in training this was the one project that I did not really want to do, and now it is my main project and I cannot wait to see how it turns out. Not only that, but I will be training the new volunteers that arrive this week on this topic and in January, I will be, along with one other volunteer (a good friend of mine) presenting this program to the Ministry of Education of Honduras to see if they will take it on as a national project to better the lives of the people in their country!!!! How amazing is that???
On top of that, I finally had a meeting with ALL of my counterparts (first time since I have gotten to site) and we have work plans with all of the--Including a seminar and training with the emergency committee this weekend. My library continues to need help but that is nothing new and I am going to work really hard to try and get the youth group back on track. I am going to start training baseball again and I think that I am going to form two leagues (8-12 years and 13-20) so that everyone who wants to play can play. We are also supposedly starting a regional league in Comayagua in the coming year so that is pretty exciting and it is such a good thing for the kids. So, if it is not apparent, I am once again rejuvenated and really excited to be working and have so many ideas to start putting into action. I have had my rough spots, but maybe things will begin to turn around now. If nothing else, I know that I am in the right place doing the right thing and this experience has taught, continues to teach, and will teach me so much about myself and everything else. It is definitely changing who I am for the better. I love it so much and I am so glad to be here.
The feria de La Libertad starts on the 25th is supposed to be a lot of fun. It is kind of like our county fair, only on a smaller scale (fewer people) and the whole town goes out everynight and there will be live music and dancing the whole week. It should be entertaining that is for sure. I missed it last year because I was still in training, but it is all good. I will be here this year and it will be fun. I will let you know how it goes.
I miss you all and hope that life is treating you well! Take care and when you get a chance drop me an email or letter to let me know how life is going for you!
Besos y abrazos por la distancia!
M
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