Morning Meanderings… HOME from Honduras

Morning Meanderings… HOME from Honduras:

Good morning.

*YAWN*

*STRETCH*

A very tired group of people landed in Minneapolis last night around 10:30 pm… worked our way through baggage claim, shuttled back to our hotel by 11:30 and started the drive home… arriving in Brainerd around 1:30 am….

I was one of them.

In typical me fashion, I should be sleeping, but no… woke up at 8 am and now I am UP, showered, laundry started and sitting in my chair with a cup of Honduras coffee at my side.

Its good to be home.

I doubt if I will do much today… I may do a little reading to relax my mind, I may take a nap… I more than likely will have Chinese for lunch as there is something odd that happens every year… I return home craving Chinese food.

I thought I would post a few pics this morning of some of the beauty that is Honduras as this is Saturday and Alyce is busy over At Home With Books with her Saturday Snapshots.

My favorite tree in the world

Closer view of the tree

Valle De Angelas in Honduras

A shot over the valley

A little shop alongside of the road

I of course, also brought back a bag of Honduras Coffee for one lucky commenter today. Leave a comment here and you will be added automatically into the giveaway.

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Morning Meanderings…. Honduras and I Am Coming Home!

Morning Meanderings…. Honduras and I Am Coming Home!:

Good morning.

I am here at the guest house in Tegucigalpa Honduras, a little groggy, but good. Yesterday was a fine day to travel and see areas we have worked in the past. We stopped at AFE (the dump school) and I was saddened to see that my little buddy Samir (who I see every year) was not there. I was told he had not been feeling good so was at his home.

Melissa and I. Melissa is one of the students of AFE.

One of the buildings at AFE. I have put the rebar in the floor of this building and helped put in the cement floor years ago.

After AFE we went out to Manuelito where we used to work with the street kids. That was like a family reunion I love seeing those kids and how they have grown and matured…

Two of the girls I have known a long time from Manuelito.... Michelle, me, and Ava

Both stops were good and I know we will not do that every year, but it was good to see them.

We then went to the Valle de Angelas, which is the Valley Of The Angels. This is our shopping stop for the trip. Pretty much a Honduras tourist trap. I usually pick up a few bracelets or necklaces, the prices are good and the items are unique. Of course I always get coffee too to bring back

A pic in the valley

We returned to the guest house last night for dinner and had time to all talk together afterwards about our thoughts on the day. I am really enjoying my time with this group. Al, Julie, and Mark I have done this with many times – but Eric, Jay, Boris, and Dima have been wonderful new additions to the group and it has been a lot of fun getting to know them better.

Our team: Back left: Boris, Jay, Dima, Eric, *Front: Mark, me, Al, and JUlie

Today we start flying back. Our flight leaves Tegucigalpa at 1:59 pm. We will land in Atlanta around 6:30 pm…. in Minneapolis about 10:30 pm, and then out drive home will put us in around 1:30 am.

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Morning Meanderings… Honduras – Day Five

Morning Meanderings… Honduras – Day Five:

Good morning.

I did it again… I set my alarm according to my cell phone… got up, showered, and dressed… and then realized that it was actually an hour earlier than I thought it was.

I had turned off my data and wifi in Honduras so as not to get the bill of a lifetime and due to this, my cell phone never updated to the correct time.

We are now in Tegucigalpa and it is good to be here. For one… the internet is much better and it is not taking me two hours to upload pictures and write a post.

I did not get many pics yesterday other than our traveling.

A little hut along the roadway

Of course… who would I be if I did not mention the coffee?

Cafe Americana - 18.9 limperos = 1 American dollar

Honduras limps can make you feel like you have a lot of money in your pocket but it takes 18.9 of the Limperos to equal one dollar. It feel weird to be paying 39 limps for a mocha coffee and a cookie until you think… until you realize this is only a little over $2.00.

Today we are going to AFE (the school fro the kids in the dump) and out to Manuelito, where my Honduras missions began, working with the street kids. Today, will be like a reunion.

Currently… two books completed for the week and one audio.

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Morning Meanderings.. Day Two and Three in Honduras

Morning Meanderings.. Day Two and Three in Honduras:

Good morning! This is my actual coffee cup from yesterday morning. And yes, the coffee is good.

On Sunday we had an opportunity in the morning to go up even further into the mountains and see a Linca Village. It was beautiful and here are a few of the pics:

At 3 pm we went to the church and we were there until 5:30 pm. A wonderful service in three languages – Spanish, English, and we had Dima with us who shared the stage and spoke in Ukrainian.

After service, we went to dinner with the Pastor and his family. The food was amazing. We ordered two platter meals that were to feed 5 people each. We had 13 in our group and could not finish it. There was a tortilla and bean and cheese appetizer, then french fries with a yummy sauce, then beans, and the main dish:

On Monday we worked all day painting the outside of the church and the outside of the classroom walls. The weather was pretty nice. It seems to rain with a fine mist in the mornings and then slowly burns off it was pretty warm by early afternoon.

Dima and Boris (from Ukraine) and me outside painting in La Esperanza Honduras

Yesterday I took Asus (laptop) in the van with us as leaving electronics in a hotel in this are could be risky. I had it under one of the seats in the van so it was not seen by passer bys… when I went to take it out last night it was covered in water… someones water had spilled o the seat and went through it on to the floor… soaking lap top. Boris on our team is a computer genius and he quickly pulled out the battery and wiped everything down. He told me to not use it for two days to give it a chance to dry… but ahh…. yeah. About that. I had to communicate pics… so I am taking my chances.

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