Hello everyone! Happy New Year! I hope this year brings nothing but the best for all my friends and family.
I had a great treat this holiday season.... my parents came all the way to Honduras to visit me and celebrate the holidays Honduran style (fireworks and all!). It was great being about to show them where I live and what I do... although we didn't get to actually do any HIV work because everyone was on vacation, I think they now have a better understanding of my life here. And the best part about it all was that I didn't kill them or get them sick! They made it back to the US of A in 1 piece and with many many stories. I am sure you are all going to here my father talk about the state of the roads and the driving in this country for YEARS to come!
Highlights of the trip... spending xmas here in Santa Rosa with the host family and stuffing ourselves full of tamales (a traditional Honduran christmas food).. checking out the Mayan Ruins-- way cool and huge!..... relaxing in the hot springs of Gracias and getting to the beach in Roatan (we barely got back!)
So minus being jammed in little vans full of campesino's in need of showers and almost getting puked on, car's breaking down and travel confusions and last minute changes of plans.... I would say the trip was a success and that nothing out of the ordinary for Honduras happened (maybe out of the ordinary for life in the states.. but ya gotta remember we are in Honduras here-- asi es la vida (this is the life)). I am so proud of my parents for coming here and opening their minds to this very different/interesting culture- Good job Mom and Dad!
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I just loved visiting you sweetie. Two weeks was not long enough to really see the country as it deserves to be seen. I need a repeat visit! Maybe I'll learn some more spanish by then.
Hey Sis, I missed you this holiday season. I was hoping that you would of called while you were with Mom and Dad. It would have been nice to hear from you during their visit. I want to see pics, so please post. I had the 2 weeks off of work. We shut down for the holdays since we were slow. I would have know they were going to that I could have plan to come down too. Love you. Ang
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