arrival

Annie, our principal, greeting us volunteers. At Nazareth, another school for special students

The streets of Juticalpa (the drivers are crazy!) Ginny showing us the central park (parque central)

the main church (left) and bedroom buddies (right)

I have now been in Honduras for three days now. We got a tour of the city of Juticalpa by one of the volunteers who was here last year, Ginny. We are getting a lot of introductions to the staff here at Olancho Aid Foundation (OAF). This is a Catholic organization dedicated to bringing the people of Honduras out of poverty through education.

We volunteers are noticing the lack of conveniences we sometimes take for granted in the states, dependable running water, regular trash pickup, washing machines and a traffic system that doesn´t make you think every car ride could be your last! Things are good. The people seem friendly, although we get a lot of looks going down the street ¨look at the gringos.¨ I have been exhausted by the end of each day...I think it is because I am experiencing all these new things.