funny picture... pleeeeease look at the boy in the green shirt haha


You'd think i knew what i was doing here.....

toilet at one of the brigades... i think you get the idea

View of Guaimaca from the prayer tower

finally got some pics to load :)

at one of the schools in Guaimaca

Sara, Trista, Radney and me at dinner

Balloon hat and swords. I failed at making these

Zipline at Jarins!! I was only a little scared

precious

Medical Brigade

AJ and our translator Nelson

Group :)

HAHA "Father Abraham had many sons, many sons had Father Abraham..."

after Church

montando el caballo en el valle de los angeles!!

MY FIRST EARTHQUAKE EXPERIENCE

last night i felt my bed shake. at first i thought it was the wind, but that didnt' really make sense. then i thought i was just dreaming. but it was indeed an earthquake. I'M OK!!!! the shaking only lasted a few seconds and wasn't enough to make anything fall or move. apparently the parrots in the kitchen went crazy and there are feathers all over the floor. i haven't looked on the news websites but Sam just told me that a bridge collapsed somewhere between San Pedro and Teguc and some buildings have cracks in them.

in all my life, i never thought i would get to say i lived through a 7.3 magnitude earthquake in Honduras.

some down time

the medical group that was here left saturday morning, so since then, there really hasn't been much to do. me and sam are the only americans al Hospital Bausita de Gauimaca.
Sunday we went to church here on the campus.
Monday we went and helped Mabel in the pharmacy. She is our age so it wasn't hard getting to know her. there wasn't much for us to do. i counted, bagged, and labeled pills. 60 per bag, and let me tell you, it's hard to count that many pills at one time.
Tuesday was a chill day.
Today we went to a school and handed out parasite meds. these kids were a little on the wild side (to say the least).
a group of 3 is coming in tomorrow and more groups will be coming down soon so things will start to pick up around here.
"la caceta" is a little store/eatery place (which is located on the property) and i found out today that they sell diet pepsi for L 12 (L 20 is about $1 in U.S)! i am super excited about this.

i haven't done any work in the hospital yet besides the pharmacy, but hopefully i will soon.

i'm sittin in the prayer tower now which is like a tower/porch thing above the living area. from here you can see most of Gauimaca and the surrounding mountains. i dont think pictures could capture the beauty seen up here.

although i am the only person sleeping in the girl's dorm, i am not alone. everynight i get to cuddle and spoon with numerous bugs and lizards. it's comforting to know that they are there with me to scare the monsters away.

i wich i could post some pictures on here, but internet connection is not so great and it takes a few decades to load 1 picture. maybe soon i will be able to put some on here so all you guys can see how much fun i am having down here :)

to everyone who wrote me letters and cards: i enjoy them and looked foward to reading a new one every morning with my bilingual Bible and cup of joe :)

[counting vitamins]


yesterday we went up to a village faaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrr up in the mountains. there was no electricity available. we went to a school of 6th graders and gave them vitamins and anti-pesticide medicine. we walked about a half a mile to a field and play soccer and frisbee. needless to say the honduran kids beat the americans haha.

we had lunch by a little river which was AWESOME! after lunch we split up into groups and went to a few houses to share God's love with the people and invite them to a service that will be held at the Hospital Bauista this thursday.

before going back home, we stopped by an orphanage, which is the largest orphanage in honduras. there are around 400-500 kids that stay there. we got to see and play with the 2 and 3 year olds. they greeted us with open arms and were ready to play. they loved the bombas (bubbles)!!!

today we went further up into the same village and did a clinical type thing at one of the churches. since i have no medical training whatsoever, i did what i do best, play :) they loved the bombas too and we played frisbee.

no joke... we have gone to get ice cream EVERYNIGHT since we've been here. (and no i did not partake in all of that ice cream consumption thank you very much)

and i'm not havin very much luck uploading pictures.... it is taking FOREVER

estoy en honduras :)

today marks the start of my adventure in honduras... and it sure has been an eventful day. when i arrived in tegucigalpa nobody was there to greet me!! talk about scared but i was surpislingly calms (must have been all those gammy num num prayers). i waited for a little over an hour not sure what i should do. the man i was supposed to meet had a flight delay so this created a little bit of confusion but long story short... i am in Guaimaca, Honduras now, safe and sound. arroz con pollo para la cena :) i'll get some pictures up soon! love and miss my family and friends back home!!!