Mom's visit!

It was such a blessing to have mom here last week to visit! She walked through my days with me, going to class, eating Honduran food at the cafeteria for lunch, and then watching at basketball practice. We ate dinner with the West Michigan teachers, my apartment, and my care group three different nights. On Friday night we went to one of the best restaurants in Tegucigalpa called La Cumbre. It is on the side of a mountain overlooking Tegucigalpa, and we went on a gorgeous night! The view was fantastic, the food delicious, and the company amazing. :)


Saturday was full of experiencing Honduran life. We got up early and left for the market at 6:30. I love the market and was so glad that mom was able to experience it! We shopped around, got some fresh fruits and veggies, and then tried some pupusas and baleadas, traditional Honduran food made with tortillas, beans and cheese. In the afternoon we went across town to Los Pinos where I've taught the last couple of Saturdays. We did some more teaching English through games and music. We had more people there than last week, and also saw some improvement. It was so encouraging to see what they'd learned being put into practice.


Sunday we went to church and then got dropped off at Picacho on the way up. There's a huge statue of Christ that looks over the city there. Unfortunately we got rained on, so we ate our lunch under a Mayan Ruin replica and waited it out a bit. It was a slower day. We made pumpkin spice Lattes and did a LOT of wedding planning! It was so great to have someone to talk wedding with all week! We got so much done and talked about! If only I was getting married in 10 days rather than 10 months!





Monday was the real adventure. I had the day off, so mom and I went with four other teachers to La Tigra, a national forest. We hiked through the jungle to a beautiful waterfall! I didn't really know what to expect and therefore couldn't really prepare mom for what we were getting ourselves into... the jungle. I felt like I was in the Jungle Book the whole time! The first part of the hike was the easiest along a well kept path and then we headed deeper into the brush on a much narrower path. It was steep and muddy. (Our shoes were covered by the end.) But the 2 hours to the waterfall was well worth it! The water was falling over the edge of a cliff way above and cascading down the rock face. Susan and I took off our shoes and stuck our feet in the freezing water! It felt so good and it was so crystal clear! We ate some lunch and then headed 2 hours back to the car. On the way back to Pinares, we stopped at a gorgeous vineyard to get some jam and mora berries (giant blackberries). At night, we had some pizza with my care group and just relaxed.

Overall, what a great week! It was so amazing to have a visitor! There's some things that you just can't explain or describe about life in Honduras.

I love you mom! So glad you could come!!!