Happy Thanksgiving.
Went to Olancho, the biggest department (or 2nd, not sure) in Honduras that is nicknamed the Wild Wild East because it is a lot like Texas is in the States: everything is bigger there, there is an old timey outlaw feeling with the dust and the cowboy hats and boots and all the horses. Also, people there speak with an accent and lots carry guns. Yeehaw.
There were 8 of us PCVs who went out and we did the American thing and ate turkey, threw the football, played games and had fun. The trip out takes a long time and four of us coming from the West had to take the 4:30 AM bus from Santa Barbara and travelled all day, arriving in time for dinner. Our first bus of the day was stopped at a road check by police and Stephen, fellow male volunteer, and I had to get off the bus with the rest of the men on board and were patted down. Sherria, female volunteer, declared innocent by the police, got it on camera- Ill have to post pictures later. They didnt seem to find us too guilty looking, so 20 minutes later we were back on the road. What a way to wake up.
All in all, it was a nice trip and I dont regret not being in the States all that much, if Im being honest. Best wishes to friends and family and happy start to the holiday season. BTW, hope you are enjoying the cold weather up there in the higher latitudes: here, it got into the 90s today travelling home.
