Goodbye USA, Hello Honduras!

Greg cheesing in the airport!

We are writing this blog from high above the earth! We boarded our plane in Boston and now are bound for Honduras (by way of Florida). We arrive in San Pedro Sula, Honduras tonight, just before midnight. We will stay at a hotel there this evening, then someone from the school will pick us up tomorrow to head to Comayagua (about a 3 hour trip one way).

Things didn't quite turn out as we had hoped in the Major League Lacrosse finals in Boston (Los Angeles lost to Denver in the semi finals on Saturday) but we still had a great time! We got to visit some historic sites, eat some delicious food, and spend time with friends and family (my parents and brother came along, as well as Greg's dad). Since we went to Boston last Thursday, we had to get everything all packed and ready for Honduras about a week ago. That actually made things nice because with all of that taken care of in advance, we were really able to relax during our last few days in the USA. In fact, we even treated ourselves to some spa services! I got a manicure and pedicure and Greg got a full body massage. It was fun to get pamped one last time before heading back. We have been running around a little trying to pick up loose odds and ends (sinus medicine, vitamins, deoderant, stamps) things that are easier and cheaper to buy here. We spent a couple hours at Panera Bread last night using their free WiFi to download Skype (an internet phone service). We plan to get the internet at our apartment this year, so Skype will allow us to make calls and stay in touch better! (We hope!) We tested it last night - headset and all - and it seems to work. Now in Honduras it could be a completely different story, but we are keeping our fingers crossed!

We are looking forward to reuniting with our friends, students, and everyone at the orphanage. Apparently we will see our students sooner than we thought! We were told that school starts on Monday, September 1. However, we just got word that we will actually have a half day on Friday, August 29! Let the fun begin already! I almost forgot how they just switch thing up on us at the last minute - and you just gotta hope you find out one way or another! (Our friend, Jenny, gave us the heads up this time!)

So here we go! Round 2 in Honduras! Thanks for your continued prayers, support, and encouragement! Give us a shout in our guest book (right side of the screen) if you want, we love hearing from you! Next time we write, we will be in Honduras! Adios a los Estados Unidos!