Going to Guatemala!

Hey hey! just an FYI...Thursday-today, I'm headed to Guatemala with the EMM missionaries who work here at the finca. I'm going as a childcare worker for Harlan and Janelle's children. We'll be there about 4 days. Please pray for us as we travel and are there! thanks!

Honduras is going to the World Cup!

What an exciting night in the small country of Honduras, where futbol- soccer is by far the most popular and followed sport. This evening the national soccer team played against El Salvador, won, and thanks to the US's tie with Costa Rica, Honduras's team classified to go the the World Cup in South Africa (I feel like a sport newscaster or something.) It has been almost 30 years since Honduras has been classified, and apparently it is such a big deal, that the current president has called for a national holiday tomorrow....as a celebration of their acheivement. I personally didn't watch the game (I was at church....we were invited to a local church and performed some dramas there) but the game finished just before we were leaving the church, and the streets met us with crazy pandemonium. There were people everywhere (there were already alot of people out b/c it is fair week) and so add that in with winning a huge game equals large crowds of people on the streets, and the usual after-a-winning-game parade of trucks with yelling people on the back was much longer than normal. I was able to run back to the finca and grab my camera....so, for a small taste of (the video clip is only a minute long, while the festivities lasted more than an hour) what it looked, and sounded like. Just a little cultural taste for you all...



I'll try to do another blog soon about more "normal things" that are happening in my life here at the Finca (as if my life is ever "normal".) I normally don't pay attention to sports...but since soccer is such a big deal, well, I'm learning a little. :-) Peace!

The Countdown begins...

....10 more days of regular classes for me. Wow. We have 3 more weeks of regular classes, but I only teach English 4 days a week, so that leaves me with 10 more regular class days. Then we have a week of testing, and after that -a week of recuperation (for the kids who didn't pass their classes, I hope that all my students pass English!).


The other day I made banana bread, and there were 4 very bored girls outside my door, so I invited them in to help me wash the dishes and clean up, then we got to enjoy some warm banana bread...but sshhh, don't tell the other kids or they'll be at my door asking to help the next time!