El Campo

Today, Thursday was pretty normal. I had class at 8:30. For the last part of class we had some moms come in and talk about families here in Honduras. They also told stories of past students they had stay with them. Katie, Hope and I wanted to go to another mall, but it was raining off and on, so we did not want to deal with that, so like usual we just went to the mall across the street. We returned home a little earlier today, which gave me time to take a good nap. I had dinner and then talked with mi mama for like an hour. We talked about holidays. She also told me about her family. She has a sister who lives in L.A. who she hasn’t seen for 20 years. She doesn’t know where she is now. She also has a brother her in Tegus, but she does not see him either. It was really enjoyable for me to hear more about her. Tomorrow we are going out to the country. Life out there is very different than here in the city. It should be very interesting.

Today, Friday we went to el campo, the country. And when I say the country I mean the top of a mountain. It was an hour and a half bus trip up the mountain. For most of the way, the road was really more like a path. It was very bumpy and small. Once there we were given a tour of the farm land. Most of the farm land is very hilly, which makes it very difficult to cultivate. The way of life in the country is very different than those who live in the city. Most Hondurans do live in the country. There is no electricity, running water, or easy transportation in the country. I honestly do not understand how people can live like this, and yet it’s very common here. It’s so different than what I know. Tomorrow we are going to a national park, la tigra. It’s a mountain about an hour away. We will be there both Saturday and Sunday. It should be very fun.