Alright. First post. The five of you that are following this blog have (hopefully) been anxiously waiting for this post. And I guess after being here for 1.5 months its about time. I already wrote one email breaking down my daily activities and it was super boring and I will NEVER do it again. Instead, I'm resorting to witty lists. So here goes: 10 facts about Peace Corps Honduras.
1. Don't ever wear obnoxious amounts of red. You will encounter lots of bulls on your walk home and will have to carefully walk through them. Yes, Jurassic Park aka Honduras has lots of vacas. In true KFrank style we try to name as many of them as possible.
2. Peace Corps H has a rule that you can not wear shorts. The weather is also tropical and hot. Sure I sweat like crazy everyday but I have completely assimilated to this rule. Whenever I see someone in shorts, especially another gringo, I judge them. Shorts = unprofessional and skanky. Rude.
3. Speaking of gringos, I dislike having other non-PC gringos in my town. My host family had pena to call me a gringo but I totally call every chele gringo.
4. Mantequilla is not the same as butter, regardless of what your academic spanish classes might have told you. Here, mantequilla is sour cream like. And its put on everything in obnoxious amounts. A mi no me gusta.
5. Ps everything here is super greasy and fried and sugary. They use ridiculous amount of sugar in everything and drink lots of soda. I can feel my teeth and how dirty they are at the end of the day due to sugar. Everything is super greasy also and the eggs are normally sitting in oil. I just tell myself its sauce. Im over it.
6. I've listened to Mundial music more than any person should have to. I almost have the Waka Waka song memorized and totally learned the shakira dance this past week. I don't hate it.
7. When you are a gringo, it doesn't matter if you can play soccer or not. Kids will always pick you first for their team in the campo. Screw you elementary school gym class, I'm a futbolisto.
8. 99% of Honduras' problems deal with poop. Seriously. They can all go back to poop. Water Sanitation, Health, Environment. Poop. So basically I'm going to be spending some portion of my two years here reducing the poop contamination. heces.
9. Fijese que, Vaya pues, Puchica: These honduran phrases are totally in my everyday vocab. They don't really have a direct translation but they are awesome. Inquire within for the meaning.
10. 9pm is totally late. Im up before 6 every weekday and even woke up today before 7 to dig a vegetable garden in my backyard like it was no thang. Oh how easily schedules change and you can adapt to a culture.
11. The people I am here training with are awesome. I am totally comfortable here and I have my new friends to thank. Its great to know I will be spending the next two years surrounded by people like this and sharing this new country with them. ps this week has been full of feelings. Ignore me.
Post again hopefully before another month passes!
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I think number 8 proves that an autographed copy of the Humanure Handbook (a guide to composting Human Manure) was by far the best gift you received before your trip! I hope you are wisely spreading the good word of the composting gospel.
ReplyDeleteCordially,
Your loud friend,
who likes to talk about poo
P.S. Can. Not. Wait. to hear from you, CANT WAIT!
...be careful around those bulls. a region in spain recently banned the sport of bull fighting because one of the bulls launched himself into a crowd of people in a fit of rage, aka, bulls are no joke.
ReplyDeletebut you would know that better than anyone, wouldn't you?
anyway red is gross, wear green. bye!