Let's just say teaching while you're sick is the pits. I've gotten to a point where I do not get sick very much anymore. I do not like it when I do. The last two days I've been fighting the onset of a cold, using the netipot, drinking water, eating more oranges than my stomach knows what to do with (that's not true. My stomach loves them, especially with salt), and sleeping all the time. However, today it became apparent, that the cold was here and ready to stay. I went down to the market, loaded up on ginger, and then went to the farmacia for some numb-these-symptoms pills. Wish my luck!
I've been in a bit of a teaching lull, and need to work my way out of it. Go-go energized Sarah! I'm hoping that getting my kids jazzed for a competition with fourth grad 'B' will help me get there.
The Copan fair starts this weekend and an artists, I believe from Tegus, is coming to make a mural with recycled items. Mostly, bottle caps from plastic soda bottles. We have some friends that are local artists and are helping out with the fair, and the boys need 3 large garbage bags of bottle caps. The Mayatan fourth graders are doing their best to find them all over town (for once, the amount of garbage here is helpful) and competing for the win! The winning class will get a popcorn party. I really enjoyed the fair last year, and hope to enjoy the first half this year.
For the second half of the fair week, we have off from school. I will be taking advantage of this opportunity to travel. In all my time here, I have yet to go to any of the Honduran beaches. So, I have been saving up my money and am just going to go for it. I am going to Roatan. The most expensive, well known place in Honduras. I leave in a week and 2 days and I am stoked.
In 6ish weeks, my lovely parents and wonderful grandparents will be here to visit. I have already booked their hotel in Copan and our hotel in Antigua. We will be staying in tree houses and I am pumped!
Also, right now, I will refuse to think about anything after that point. However, it seems like bunches are people want to stay a second year so I'll have all my Honduran friends and old gringo co-workers to come visit should I find a way to do it next year!
That's my quickie update!
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