Of Course I can drive a. . .

I will elaborate more on the title a bit later on in the blog.

Saturday in the afternoon I helped set up some of the stage decorations for the concluding ceremony that night. There has been a two week festival which officially ends Tuesday night. There has been a bit of everything involved: music, tons of food, games, and Mayan history. At night I watched the new Mayan Queen ceremony 2012, which was described as the end of an era, not the world. I also got to try my firework setting on my camera and found that it actually works very well.

Set-up

Humberto and Inmar

At night

Proud of this picture

I expected Sunday to be a quiet day around the house, but I ended up helping my family cater to a group of 35 that was visiting the ruins from Columbia and Venezuela . That involved loading up an old, manual, non-tailgated Toyoto truck with a bunch of food and glass dishes pilled in the back. Then 3 of us rode in the back and tried to balance everything over bumpy cobblestone roads and a few awkward hills. It was successful. 

Now back to the title. I don’t have a picture of the truck yet, but it is actually a very common truck around here. They are clearly well made because they take a beating and last forever. Most males drive a mini Toyota truck, and I haven’t gone a day without seeing someone waxing their truck, or completely rebuilding it. Anyways, I was suppose to meet my Spanish teacher in the afternoon, so without hesitation Mama tossed me the keys and told me to take the truck home because Irza (sister) needed anyway. I have driven stick a hand full of times, but that was on flat roads in Canada, with a license, and an idea of where I was. I decided against going alone and ended up asking Humberto (cousin) to come with me (which was a good thing because I really didn’t remember how to get home). Good news: I never stalled it once, and wasn’t stopped at the police check despite looking like an out of place gringo trying to drive in Honduras. Needless to say I was pretty happy. Oh, and the truck cabins are not built for people like me who are 70% legs.

Then I went for a nice walk with Edwin around the trials at the Ruins, and got some quality Spanish talking time in for the day. That is important on the weekend when I don’t have class. 

Small ruins

Monday evening I saw some authentic Spanish music live. It was good stuff. A lot of good voices in harmony. This week is back to 4 hours of class in the morning, which I am finding much nicer on my brain. I have the same teacher form last week - Mildia, who I like. =) I can't really say enough about how awesome the people are at this school. Everyone is so friendly, and if you need any kind of help related to Copan they have got your back. I believe our school trip this week it to "agua caliente" (hot springs). I am looking forward to it! 

Finally, Tuesday afternoon I spent some quality bonding time with my little brothers Eduardo, and Luis. We went to the bank, and then bought some fresh fruit, and finished off the walk at the new location of "Super Jogos." Simply the best smoothies you will ever have. They blend the fresh fruit in front of you. I had orange, banana, and granola. So good. 

Eduardo

Luis