Growing through Roatan

Busy. Doesn't even explain it all. Right now I'm amongst a muck of trying to upload pictures and plan my trip for Costa Rica tomorrow. Part of my wishes that I was staying here, but I know Ally, Amy and I will have fun. We just have to figure out where we're going. We're thinking snorkeling, surfing, and ziplining would be ideal. We'll see.

Wanted to include a few more pictures. Max came to visit this week, and I can't really describe how beautiful it was not only to have a visitor here - but someone who came to learn, and not to vacation. It was great to see my world that I've been adapting myself to and learning from and growing with exposed to someone from back home - the states home. I learned that the biggest struggle for my parents to come (who will be here in a month) will be the language. But it is important to remember that this weakness is something to love (and love is not a weakness), which is the biggest lesson I've learned here.

This country and the people within are not the only ones who will bring you growth.

It's all alright - as the woman in Amatapec told Amy when she was saying how she doesnt understand when people say they've had bad days. "I wish they would just open their eyes and see that it's all alright."

The house played a joke on Maxito:

Lupita and Gene are getting married, and they need 1000 beans counted for the wedding as part of a Salvadoran tradition. If its any more or any less, it's a bad omen for the marraige. He started doing groups of 5 and recounting them. He got to thirty before I couldn't take it anymore. Everyone laughed though. Wednesday night we said you had to count 1000 grains of rice. No go.




Roatan, Honduras. Island off the north coast in the Carribbean. Beautiful sunsets happen on cloudy nights.









The plane we took to get to Roatan. Looks like fun, eh ma? (Actually really great and smooth flight)