Honduras-July 23rd

This morning was a little rushed because my mom and I had to wake up at 7am and meet Rony, who works with CRS, so we could drive to la Esperanza. It took me 10 minutes to fall asleep, and once I was asleep, I stayed sleeping in the back of his car for 3 hours. 

We arrived at the CRS office in la Esperanza, then met Marlon, who drove us to the heart of La Esperanza. Upon our arrival, we went to lunch with him and a man named Elmer, who also works with CRS. For lunch, I tried traditional Honduran food, Baleadas. They were tortillas folded in half with eggs, beans, and creamed butter inside. It was interesting and I am glad I tried it, but I would not try it again. 

After lunch, we drove to our first school called "La Liberdad." When we arrived, we walked into every classroom and greeted the kids who were very well mannered and energetic. When my mom and I would leave a classroom, they would all say in unison, "Gracias!" After visiting the kids, my mom and I sat down in an empty classroom with staff members, CRS employees, and mothers of the school. We discussed how CRS' project was effecting the school, improvements, etc. 

After our little conference, we walked across the road to their secondary school and looked at this pond they had filled with tilapia. They were raising 2,000 fish to eventually feed to the kids. We walked towards the school buildings as school was let out and watched two kids in the mango tree shaking the branches to knock down fresh mango. We talked to two secondary teachers who taught science and English.

Afterward, we visited their school garden and learned about the plants they are growing. A man approached us to offer us fresh mango that had fallen from the tree; it was kind of him. We then loaded back into the truck and drove to a house, home to friends of CRS. They had a little shop on their front porch, and we found nice earrings in their store. The family that lived there had many sons and one daughter, with whom I had the privilege of playing with. We got back in the truck and drove to our hotel in la Esperanza. 

We relaxed for a couple hours, then met Marlon at 6pm for dinner. We drove to a little local restaurant with free wifi! I ordered chicken with herbs, and my mom got chicken skewers with so much vegetables! The dinner was a great experience for me because it was all in Spanish!