On Friday I named our new Star Students for the week. I came up with a new system--Emily and I decide on one student (one in 5A and one in 5B) who we've noticed and then that student gets certain privileges. We chose Keila in 5A. She'd been busily coloring her Bible worksheet and looked up in shock when I called her name. She ducked her head and smiled shyly the whole time I gushed about her helpful attitude. Made my day!
I spent most of the weekend on buses! Friday night we packed up and headed for Lake Yojoa again. When we got off the bus at the station I heard one of my favorite worship songs playing in spanish--we stepped right into a Friday night evangelistic series on the side of the road! I loved it.
We had our own church service (I read scripture) before heading down the dirt road. We stood next to the paved highway, waiting for the next bus to Peña Blanca. From there we hopped a Rapidito and then walked to the Centroturistico for the Puhlapanzak Falls. If you've never heard of this place before, google it! It's the biggest waterfall I've ever seen! Next time we go we're going to hire a guide to take us to the caves behind it!
Yesterday Bethani, Kayla, and I took a day trip back to the Valle de los Angeles. We went there 2 months ago to do our Christmas tourist shopping and since then we've wanted to go back. I bought myself a sarong for the soon approaching summer, we ate baleadas at a local Comedor, and hopped buses back and forth.
I'm beginning to understand the bus system here. The bus stops anywhere, as long as you're standing on the right side of the highway. The ''money man/guard" hangs out the door to see if you want his bus. You flag him down and the bus pulls to the side long enough for you to scramble onto the typical yellow high school bus that's been converted to a passenger bus. When you take your seat, the ''money man'' comes by with a stack of Lempira and collects your fare. Now you brace yourself to spend the ride (which can last anywhere from 20 minutes to 3 1/2 hours) trying not to watch the road curve around mountaintops and the pine trees pitch past you. As long as you don't watch where you're going, you don't have to worry! :D
I spent most of the weekend on buses! Friday night we packed up and headed for Lake Yojoa again. When we got off the bus at the station I heard one of my favorite worship songs playing in spanish--we stepped right into a Friday night evangelistic series on the side of the road! I loved it.
We had our own church service (I read scripture) before heading down the dirt road. We stood next to the paved highway, waiting for the next bus to Peña Blanca. From there we hopped a Rapidito and then walked to the Centroturistico for the Puhlapanzak Falls. If you've never heard of this place before, google it! It's the biggest waterfall I've ever seen! Next time we go we're going to hire a guide to take us to the caves behind it!
Yesterday Bethani, Kayla, and I took a day trip back to the Valle de los Angeles. We went there 2 months ago to do our Christmas tourist shopping and since then we've wanted to go back. I bought myself a sarong for the soon approaching summer, we ate baleadas at a local Comedor, and hopped buses back and forth.
I'm beginning to understand the bus system here. The bus stops anywhere, as long as you're standing on the right side of the highway. The ''money man/guard" hangs out the door to see if you want his bus. You flag him down and the bus pulls to the side long enough for you to scramble onto the typical yellow high school bus that's been converted to a passenger bus. When you take your seat, the ''money man'' comes by with a stack of Lempira and collects your fare. Now you brace yourself to spend the ride (which can last anywhere from 20 minutes to 3 1/2 hours) trying not to watch the road curve around mountaintops and the pine trees pitch past you. As long as you don't watch where you're going, you don't have to worry! :D
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