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I Made It!

img_3464I’m finally here! After so many months of planning, it’s strange to think that it has finally come. I’m in Coxen Hole, Roatan Honduras. So far, so good. It’s a little strange being here. I have been to Roatan before, but only for vacation. It is very different staying in an apartment without AC compared to a hotel with AC. I certainly don’t remember it being this hot. I’m staying in an apartment with one other girl, Kate, under Ms. Peggy’s house. Kate is a nurse from Minnesota who will be there for 3 months. She is super nice and I’m glad we are roommates. The apartment is really nice, complete with a little kitchen, bathroom and lots of storage place. We met some of the other volunteer’s as well. Mike is a family medicine physician, here with his wife Joanie, and they live next door.

 

Mr. Dee is part of the staff, and he also lives next door. He picked us up from the airport yesterday and took us to the grocery store. Ms. Peggy lives upstairs. She is very nice and welcoming. Fortunately for me, she has a dog very sweet dog, Lobo, that I can actually pet! There are so many stray dogs here, I just want to hug them all! She also has a bird feeder on her porch, and dozens of humming birds were feeding there yesterday. I have never seen so many humming birds so close! Her house and our apartment are right on the beach. So while I’m writing this on the porch, I can look up and see ocean and beach J Ms. Peggy takes the staff to Infinity bay on Sundays, which is a local resort for some rest and relaxation. I think we can attend Church if we like, and then play beach volleyball or we can snorkel right off the beach there. We are going later today. I cannot wait to get back into the ocean and snorkel!

 

Language. Most people speak Spanish, and many speak English. Of the people I have met so far, they seem eager to practice their English with me, and are willing to let me practice my Spanish with them. Hopefully my Spanish will improve over the next four weeks J The physicians I am working with tomorrow are bilingual, so a language barrier shouldn’t be a problem.

 

Most importantly, I have not yet had a baleada, and yes that makes me very sad. More to come!

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