Round 2

Hello! Well, we'll try this again...

We left RDU at 6:30 am on Sunday, after the fabulous wedding of our dear friends, Chuck and Angela. By 7:30, we were in Atlanta, awaiting our 11:30 flight to San Pedro Sula, Honduras. Once in San Pedro, we caught a bus to Copan (about three hours), which turned out to be one of the highlights of the day. What beautiful scenery - rolling hills, tree-covered mountains, lush, tropical flora... think Jurrasic Park! We also met other foreigners who were coming to study at the two schools here in Copan, two of which are an older couple here to learn Spanish and serve as medical volunteers!

Copan is a quaint village with quite a few foreigners - the Mayan ruins about 1 kilometer outside the town proper, and the language schools are supposed to be second-to-none (hopefully they can work wonders with us). We have yet to see the ruins, but we have plans to visit them in the coming weeks.

Classes began yesterday, and we are already immersed in a completely Spanish world. Our personal conversations are a bit broken; however, there is a steep learning curve, and our family as well as our teachers are intent on making us profcient as rapidly as possible! Speaking of our family, it is a large extended family comprised of parents, children, nieces, nephews, and cousins - we love having all the kids around - they speak at a level much closer to our understanding! We have also toured the barrio with our family, visiting the local market, the central park, as well as other highlights. We'll try to get more pictures of the town uploaded soon. It is beautiful, and the people are generous and kind.

Once we are a little more proficient, we hope to find the local clinics where we can volunteer. We will keep you posted!