Tuesday, October 14, 2008

So we did go out to eat for our anniversary. We were going to go to the pizza place but it was closing as we got there at 6:00. You never know what is going to be open and when around here it seems. We ended up at this place called Tilapias. They do serve tilapia but neither of us had that. Kevin had fried chicken and fries, which were really good, and Shannon had chips with a bean/cheese sauce in pottery kept warm over hot coals. It is quite common here and tasty. Afterward we split a piece of cherry cheesecake and then a double scoop of strawberry cheesecake ice cream in a waffle cone. Shannon was in her first desfile (parade) Friday. It showcased the different schools and educational agencies in Catacamas. She marched with the district administrative office which is one of her counterparts. The Minister of Education for all of Honduras came and marched with them and then they all got to sit on the stage with him and watch the rest of the parade. Shannon’s name (correctly pronounced for once) was announced numerous times as they marched through the town and she was called “the Peace Corps Representative for the educational system in Catacamas”. It was an all day event and extremely hot and humid…not the best weather for a parade, but fun nonetheless. The ferria in Catacamas ended Saturday but there are still fireworks (in reality just REALLY loud booms) going off all of the time. Shannon hates them. Kevin continues to go to the small mountain town outside of Catacamas to meet more people and find out what he can do to help the people there. It is a slow process but is helping his Spanish.

1 comment:

barbara ellis said...

Sounds as if you are settling in -do hope your assignment is so far what you expected. Take care,
Barbara Ellis

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