Last Day in Copan
Tina (our hostess) and Nellie (one of the teachers at
school) have both used the phrase “Terminar La Vida Buena” indicating that we
are finishing “The Good Life” where we have wonderful meals prepared for us and
someone to clean up after us and wash our clothes. When we get to NPH we will
have to do our own chores and will have jobs besides. I know we will miss the
fun times in Copan where you never know what you will see in the streets or in
the town square. This morning we saw a big truck of green bananas drive by while
on our morning walk and later we saw some horses carrying stacks of wood. A few
days ago we saw a load of eggs in the bed of a pickup. Last night there was a
music and dance display in the town square of Punta dancers from the Garifuna
region of Honduras. There are also always new foods – liches for example – and lessons
from Tina who tells us how to act like a Honduran (dunk bread in your coffee
and lean against a wall with one foot on the wall).
On Our Way to School
We will also miss the frequent sightings of Guacamaya as they are abundant in this area and generally not seen in other regions. We will miss our teachers with their patience and humor (but not the homework). We have come a long way in five weeks with learning Spanish and we will continue to improve.
Although we will miss the action, we are all looking forward to meeting the community at NPH Honduras and getting into a routine for the next year. Enrique arranged private transportation for the five of us here in Copan to get to Tegucigalpa where we will be met by NPH staff. Besides Allen & me, there are three others – Natalie, Julie, and Sanne – who have been in Copan to learn some Spanish before volunteering at NPH. It’s a long trip – 7 to 8 hours – but much shorter than it would have been on the public bus. I think Allen is disappointed in not taking the “chicken” bus (a public bus we took in Belize had chickens), but I am sure we will have this experience again in the next year.
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