I have finally moved into my own apartment! It's great. It is a cute little studio that I can call home.
The crazy weather continues here. Yesterday afternoon we had a severe rain storm. The kind of rainstorm that sends rivers of water careening down the hills of Copan. Yesterday was the first time in a longtime that I have actually been prepared with an umbrella! About an hour after the rain quit the power went out. Fortunately, I had purchased candles earlier. Power outages seem to be part of life here. It's kind of funny because the power goes and and suddenly the town appears out on the street. I don't know if people don't have TV or if it is just their way of socializing. It's great! Every evening as I walk home I see the same people sitting on the same corner watching people walk by or talking to one of their neighbors. I don't always feel comfortable talking with people because of my limited Spanish, but I always say "buenas" and smile and it is always reciprocated.
School is still my greatest challenge. Teaching second grade isn't the issue, it's the language barrier. I feel like I am performing non-stop. At this point I am pretty much eating, sleeping, pretty much living school. One of the huge challenges is that we don't have a copy machine at school so if I have some brilliant idea mid-day I am out of luck, and for any of you who know me, some of my greatest thinking happens mid-day!
At this point my only plans for the near future are to survive school and settle into my apartment.
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