So, you know you're in Honduras when:
- you show up early at a party at 3:00 that was supposed to begin at 1:00
- everywhere you go people are riding in the back of pick-up trucks
- you can't go anywhere without calls of "Goodbye" "I love you" "Hey Baby" "Gringa" and of course the loudest lip smacking kissy noise
- you can't sleep because of the random animals making noises all night (dogs, cows, horses, chickens)
- you realize that roosters crow round the clock, not just when dawn breaks
- "se fue la luz" doesn't even phase you
- you feel clean after dumping buckets of water that have sat in your pila for days over your head and then proceed to use the same water to wash dishes and wash your clothes
- you no longer bother to swat the tiny ants that crawl on your arms off because you know they are everywhere, even after religiously cloroxing everything
- you also know any piece of food will attract 50,000 ants within seconds
- you no longer use your finger to point at things, instead you make a kissy face and do a lip point
- you nod your head and blink your eyes at a student and they will run right over to you
- you rejoice that it rained on your drying clothes because that means an extra rinse cycle and it'll be your only chance at getting all the soap out
- you don't trust any dog and you are on edge every time you see one
- you often have wireless internet and no running water
- you can't travel anywhere without a microwave and jug of water, haven forbid the food isn't hot
- you ride to school on the same school bus as your children, throughout town for an hour, driving through dirt roads, paved roads, fields, and impossible pin point turns
- the first thoughts in your head in the morning are: Is there power? Will I have water?
- when you get home the first you check is to see if there is power, internet, and water
- you know your in Honduras when no school activity can be done with out lots of styrofoam and glitter
I love Honduras. What a life! :-)
