The Busyness Has Begun

This weekend my roommate Steph came up with the idea of making a movie "A Day in the Life of a Gringa". Being a gringa here can be rather entertaining. Everywhere, yes everywhere, we go we are noticed and called at and talked to. 'Where are you from?' 'I love you.' You are beautiful.' Saturday, Steph and I were on a rapidito, a little bus, and before we even left the city a man asked Steph where she was from. Her response was the United States. His response 'California or Carolina?' The conversation went on...Parting words from the man to Steph...'I love you sir. Jesus love you.' We laugh... Same rapidito ride another man gets on and introduces himself as Mel Zelaya. He was very drunk...Anyway, again he asks us lots of questions and tells us about 20 times that we are beautiful and to be careful. He also told us we would be waiting a long time for our princes to come because there are a lot of bad men. You might thing all this attention would be flattering...it isn't...it is entertaining though! One of these days maybe we will make a movie...
Yesterday was the Honduras vs. USA soccer game for qualifiers for World Cup '10. The US is at the top of this region of the world. Honduras isn't too far behind. You all should check it out. Anyway, US smoked Honduras when they played in Chicago, but Honduras hasn't lost at this stadium in 2 years. It was a great game. USA won 3-2. If you didn't watch it, you missed a great game with many near goals by Honduras.
This past week was busy. Basketball on Tuesday and Friday was rather entertaining. These girls did not grow up playing basketball. A few of them couldn't even hit the backboard doing layups. But we will improve and we will have fun! Wednesday was meetings and a planning session for an upcoming Sleep Out. The Sleep Out is a fundraiser where the students and staff members, like me, will be sleeping out on the soccer field. The students get people to support them for every hour they sleep out on the field. The money goes to organizations that work with street kids. It will hopefully be an impacting time. Thursday was Bible Study. We only had 4 11th grade girls but they are great girls. Friday after basketball was Living Out Loud, LOL. LOL is a youth group type thing for a students. The students who go seem to like it!
So that was my week. Not too exciting. There was a lot of laughing with my students. A lot of saying prayers for patience. I am ready for another week!
Keep praying for this country. Our rights have not been given back to us. The meetings with the OAS did not get too far. Neither side is willing to compromise. So we will see what happens. Something will happen before elections which is November 29. Things are peaceful which we are grateful for!

Kids...

Today I was teaching one of my Pre-Algebra classes and we hear a branch crack and fall to the ground. We look out the window and there is Jose, our awesome maintenance man, in the tree with his machete "trimming" the tree. He whacked that tree apart. One Honduran boy raises his hand and says "Miss, this wouldn't happen in the States. They would just use a chainsaw." This is the same boy who before the test raises his hand and says "Miss, I can't study anymore because if I study more my brain will get all wrinkly, and then it will shrivel and then I won't be smart. I saw it on Discovery Channel." Have I mentioned that these kids are pretty funny?
Progress reports go out on Friday. Every 7th grader gets one. My grades are all updated, so it shouldn't be too much work right? I wish...we are in the stone ages here folks. We get to hand write them, and not only do we get to hand write them we get to use carbon paper so the office can have a copy too. I have all week to do them, it won't be that bad...It really just makes me smile!
Life is getting back to normal here. Supposedly our rights will be given back to us tomorrow. The city is pretty peaceful. Last week we went down into the city and got pedicures. The following day we went to the mall and movie theater. So all in all, life goes on.
Basketball FINALLY gets to start tomorrow! I am pretty excited about that. Rumor has it that the girls here are not good, at all. It will be a fun challenge. Bible Study will also start for real this week. Last Thursday we had an initial meeting during a lunch period. This Thursday we will actually go to the other leader's house after school. I am really excited to connect with all these girls! Pray that we can continue with all these after school activities!