The Exploits of a Honduran Teacher

Teacher Retreat and Nathan...

Well, tomorrow morning at 6 we leave for the teacher's retreat- two days at a hotel on a big lake in Central Honduras. I'm not exactly sure what we are going to be doing, but there is a pool and we get paid for it, so I can't really complain. I think it will be part motivational, part instructional and part spiritual retreat- but I'm just excited that we don't have to teach for two days! :)
We are supposedly getting back Friday afternoon, and then Nathan (my twin brother) is flying in at five that night! He decided to come down here over his spring break, and so we are going to hang out for about ten days. I think that he is going to substitute teach a little bit at our school during the week, and then we are going on a field trip with the 10th grade that next weekend. Brian, Nathan and I along with 3 other teachers are going to be the chaperones for 50 sixteen and seventeen year olds for the entire weekend, which includes two nights at hotels and many long bus rides. It should be interesting to say the least. Our goal is to not have anyone get pregnant or drunk... so with these kids, we might not be getting much sleep. We are going to Western Honduras to see Mayan ruins and several of the older colonial towns, plus some hot springs and other cool stuff. I think Nathan will enjoy seeing all of that stuff, so I'm glad he gets to come along.
Recently, I have been pretty busy. School hasn't been too bad, but all of my time has been eaten up by church stuff. I've been playing at church for the last couple of weeks, and that takes up most of Saturday, Sunday and Tuesday and Wednesday nights. I have really enjoyed it recently, but it still is a big time commitment. I've been playing a lot more electric guitar (instead of acoustic), which is really fun. And I got asked last night to go "on tour" with the worship team up to the north coast for a weekend (something that they do about once a year). So it has been fun to be a part of that and to make some good relationships with Hondurans- plus good practice for my Spanish.
There is more stuff coming up on the horizon, but I don't have time to write about it now, so I will save it for another day. Continue to pray for me as I decide what to do next year. Thanks so much.

posted by Whitey @ 4:44 PM