Graduation Week

So tomorrow is graduation day for my class, and I won't be there with them. I decided to throw a few pics up of my best's and just remind them that I wish I could be there, but rather be here!









"My Wish"
Rascal Flatts

I hope the days come easy and the moments pass slow
and each road leads you where you wanna go
and if one door opens to another door closed
I hope you keep on walkin till you find the window
If it's cold outside, show the world the warmth in your smile
but more than anything,
more than anything

My wish for you,
is that this life becomes, all that you want it to
your dreams stay big, worries stay small
you never need to carry more than you can hold
and while you're out there gettin where you're gettin to
I hop you know somebody loves you
and wants the same things too
yea this, is my wish

I hope you never look back, but you never forget,
All the ones who love you, in the place you left,
I hope you always forgive, and you never regret,
And you help somebody every chance you get,
Oh, you find God's grace, in every mistake,
And always give more than you take.
But More than anything, yeah, more than anything

My wish, for you
is that this life becomes all that you want it to
your dreams stay big, your worries stay small
you never need to carry more than you can hold
and while you're out there gettin where you're gettin to
I hope you know somebody loves you
and wants the same things too,
yea this, is my wish




Anyways, me a jose are doing just fine here! This was him pouting and getting mad at me because I made him do his homework. :)

Getting out of the Orphanage

This week has been insane.

I have, at the very least, been spending 6 hours with the kids everyday!

I'm really, really, really in love with this place. Everyday gets better and better. I just saw Indiana Jones for $1.50! I think I liked it; the only bummer was that it was in Spanish!

Jack and Jacob and Kelsey; I miss you guys! When I hang out with the orphans I think about you all. I have some stuff for you when I get home. Only about a month and a half till I see you...Love you :)


All my kids! This is a chart for their behavior every day. If the kids are good for the day, they get a star. If they mostly have stars at the end of the week, they get a treat. This week is a trip out to Pizza Hut :)



Normal life at Casa Hogar. This picture is a view from the Guest House where WH volunteers stay!



This is Dariella :) She is amazing.

Weekly Events

So I decided to make a list of my top 10 favorite things here at the orphanage.

1. Jose grunting at me and trying to form words but not being able to say them. Although I am really happy he´s starting to talk to me more.
2. Dinora being completely mad at me for no reason and then 5 seconds later forgetting why.
3. Danya putting her hands over my eyes to play the ¨guess who¨ game but digging her hands into my eyes so that it hurts
4. Edin crossing his legs and saying ¨voy a pee pee,¨ which means I have to pee but not doing anything about it
5. Glorias amazing meals
6. Totally screwing up a sentence in spanish and then laughing at myself later for it
7. Creatures of all sorts we meet in our shower
8. Daniella telling me to sleep while we are on the couch watching a movie
9. The kids trying to scare Anne with a cat
10. Our next door neighbors blasting music at 5 am every morning


I thought you might enjoy these.











Meet Joe.

Meet Duane.

They are my new friends in Casa Hogar. We met them in our shower.








Mom, could you text me when you get my email? Thanks.

Love you!

Casa Hogar

I just got done emailing everyone. I heard you are excited about seeing my next blog, and I think I´ll put up a ton of pics this time! Everything is great here. Language is improving, and I really love the food (no matter how bizarre it is) and am really having fun with these kids. It´s not work at all! I think my biggest difficulty right now is the other World Hope Volunteer. She´s really struggling, and apparently she will be asked to leave sometime next week if she hasnt assimilated to the culture by then. Its hard, but I think it´s for the best.

These are just a few of the kids at Casa Hogar. You might be able to tell who is my favorite by looking through them!



This picture is me, danya, and a partial view of Byron. We were just hanging out on the couch watching some T.V. and doing homework



This is Jose. I love to pinch his cheeks.



We look the same even though we are completely different!



Again. I love this boy.



This was actually taken in Copan with one of the local girls while we were horseback riding!


I have a ton more, but these are my favorites!!

No Internet

We traveled to Copan yesterday on the bus.

I don´t have a lot of time since I am paying for every minute I am on the internet, and It´s horrible connection, and I´m not on my laptop.

Today we saw the Myan ruins, they were absolutely stunning. I learned so much about the ancient civilizations...I´ll write more when I can! Tomorrow we go horseback riding or hot springs. Since it is an easy 110 degree weather, I will be horseback riding lol

Friday we travel back to Tegu and to Casa Hogar

Ill be 18!

Thoughts :)

Well the internet wasn't working yesterday. I believe the host family didn't turn it on because it was sunday, where they take "day of rest" very seriously. The only really exciting thing yesterday was church. The service lasted 2 and 1/2 hours long with very poor air conditioning in about 100 degree weather. NOT fun, but it was a pretty interesting service We took a boat out to the local keys -- where I found a starfish :)

Today we just hung out. Nothing exciting. Don't know when I'll have internet next!

Scuba Diving

I went scuba diving today; I just thought I should let everyone know :)

Ashley, Anne, Tim, and I all went through the instruction course and paid ONLY 75$!!!! We went out for 2 half hour dives in various locations. It was absolutely beautiful. The first time I had gone underwater was really difficult. I thought so many times that there was no way I was going to go through with it, and then my mask kept letting the water in!!! It is so salty that it burned my eyes...finally I was smart enough to switch the goggles mask and got going. It was amazing. I saw more life under the light blue water than I could have imagined! I even saw a sea erchant! It was purple and black. :)

Then we went out to dinner at "The Jade Seahorse." It is a restaurant that's walls are filled with random objects of Honduras. Pics are up :) I ordered shrimp and I ate everything on my plate...I LOVE Honduran food. It's a long walk from our home stay until town, but there's one dirt road that leads to the market place with the "restaurants". We get to see all of Utila on the walk to the busy strip. Here "spanglish" is used often, which is basically a mix between spanish and english. I can make out what the locals are saying and they can make out what I am saying. That means I'm not exercising my language enough to prepare for the orphanage.

I have 2 more days here: tomorrow some kids who want to boat to the keys will stay there all day. It is a great chance to snorkel and see more wildlife :)