First Week Done!

August 26, 2012

The first week of school has officially come to an end and boy was I exhausted!  As soon as the bell rang at 2:40 I was ready for a nap, but we had other other plans.  We met the students at 4 on the volleyball court for a friendly game.  Of course they managed beat to us…twice.  The second time the score was closer though and I am hoping that with a little practice we will soon be able to back up the trash talking we had done all day.  All the time I spent playing beach volleyball with my friends this summer really payed off though because I was less rusty than I would have been otherwise.  Of course, I don’t really dive here because the court is cement and not friendly to my knees, yet another reason to miss the beach!

After our butt kicking it was getting dark and a student had brought his truck so he offered to drive everyone home.  Just like any other group of high school students this meant a joy ride.  We drove through the streets of La Union with the music turned up and about 10 people in the back of a pick-up truck.  We were beginning to wonder what our school director would say if he witnessed such a thing or heard about and believe me he would hear about it (he seems to know everything).  The students took us up to the tower seen below and we spent some time chatting and getting to know them better.  It made for a great TIH (This is Honduras) evening. 

I spent Saturday morning lounging around and was able to finish reading The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.  We stocked up on some groceries for our house and then we met the students at the church for some more volleyball.  This time we mixed up the teams and had a 3 team rotation going.  We played for awhile but had to leave because we had plans for dinner.  I made spaghetti with fresh veggies for all of us teachers, and Harriet and Beth baked a chocolate cake (it was AMAZING!!!).  After we had all stuffed ourselves we went over to the community center and spent the evening at a karoke event.  Not only did we sing, but we got to see a couple students sing and enjoyed an evening of entertainment.  We have been told though that most events there are a bit awkard and quite lame.  Apparently we picked the right one though!  This morning we attended church, although I have no idea what the message was.  I am spending the afternoon catching up on things (including this blog) and then I plan on playing volleyball again and finishing up my planning for the week.   

On to week 2 I go!  The good news is my classroom is basically done (its only missing a doorknob).  I have windows and a door though and a ping pong table haha! 

We had been worried about not having enough to do in a place like La Union, but it is turning out to be quite the adventure.  We are definitely looking forward to the trips we get to take to other parts of Central America and Honduras though and have begun planning the first few breaks we have from school.