first days in la ceiba

I made it to Honduras. It´s been wonderful so far. I arrived Friday night ...after several hours on a train, several more hours on a bus, and just a few minutes in a car I was sitting on one of the two queen beds in my hotel room at Hotel La Aurora, a very classy hotel located just off the highway when you enter La Ceiba.

Today was my second full day in Honduras. I am here with Micah, a friend from John Brown University. Both of us are to be ¨maestros¨at Brassavolo Bilingual School. Today Micah and decided to hike to some beautiful waterfalls. The travel book said a bus would come by around 9am, but by the time it did actually come it was closer to 11am. The bus off roaded up a dirt road. We got off at the Banana Republic Lodge, a great place for backpackers. There we jumped off rocks. Micah of course jumped backwards, upside down, etc. I myself was too scared to jump anyway but the regular way. At the lodge we also had a wonderful lunch of chicken and vegetables but it cost more than we expected ... about 3,300 limperas or about $16. Mind you, my math and grammar aren´t great now cause i´m using a spanish keyboard and i´m in a hurry.

After lunch we hiked up through lusious jungle to a beautiful, tall waterfall. We were guided by Victor who didn´t speak any English. I am muy cansada from the hike, but it was definitely worth it. Along the path we made some friends, Nicholas, Fanny and Sarah. They ended up letting us ride in the back of their pickup back to our hotel. This saved us at least $10 which was good since we had only about $5 on us.

Anyway, that´s all for now. Tomorrow is the first day of classe, which is scary for me becasue I have no idea what to expect. I don´t even know the times of my classes. I hope my students are good and that we´re able to learn a lot but also have a lot of fun.

adios amigos. hasta luego.