Day 2 of Honduras! I arrived yesterday completely exhausted but without problems. Kevin Perez, director of the language school, picked me up at the airport and took me to meet Julia Ortiz, one of our sponsored girls, at her house. She's 23 and done college, so she's working as an accountant of sorts. It was so wonderful to meet her after almost ten years of writing letters and seeing pictures. I couldn't believe it! She's beautiful and shorter than even me. I'm looking forward to being friends.
Kevin showed me around the compound, but I'm still lost somewhat. There is a school here and a bilingual school as well (Holy Family Bilingual School - for the Honduran kids). The girls of Our Little Roses (Nuestras Pequeñas Rosas) live downstairs in dorm-type rooms. Tias ("aunts") come and take care of the girls (I'm not sure if they live here or just have specific hours), but they all watch out for each other as well. There are 60 girls here now, from a 1-year-old to the twenty-year-olds in the transition houses down the street. I'm living on the second floor in the building next to the girls' dorms. Next door are houses upon houses (well, tin shacks) of squatters. The difference between those who have enough and those who don't are stark.
The girls are wonderful, loving, and so happy. This is the way it should be. This is what Christians should be doing more often.
A group from Alabama (I think) is here for a week. They come at least once a year, and they just adore the girls. They made us a dinner of hotdogs and chips last night, and we played soccer and a type of dodgeball. Oh! I met Marta as well! She's our other sponsored girl. She's 11 and very friendly. She dragged me around everywhere last night and sat next to me at lunch today and made me read several children's books to work on my Spanish.
I started classes with Kevin today - just the basics to review. It's wonderful! I have four hours a day of classes by myself. I think I'm going to learn a heck of a lot here. I met several volunteers from the US and one from Holland today as well - they're here teaching classes in English at the bilingual school.
I think I'm falling in love already ... though I'm frustrated that none of my friends or family is here to share it with me. I'm sure I'll be back.
Ok, I'm off to unpack and go tutor girls in English. Go look at the website of the school: www.ourlittleroses.org.
Palabras del día (I like random):
Estrellar - to crash into
el arpa - the harp
resaltador - highlighter
Chao y Dios les bendiga :)
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i got my painting back! i know, i know. it was in a box that dani mistakenly took to the church for the yardsale.
i saw it in chris' office today and was like...hey! where did you get my painting? he told me he got it at the yard sale. i'm so relieved and so glad to have it back. we've also gotten a few other things back that were never supposed to go to the yard sale. thats what happens when i go to camp for a week.
anyway. i love the painting and don't think for a second that i was trying to get rid of it!
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