Long overdue update...

This post is probably WAY overdue - but in the course of being tired of teaching - I happen to get tired of everything else too. And this includes blogging. (sorry folks, I am trying here.)

So three weekends ago we had this great plan to drive to El Salvador for a three day weekend. People - we had even booked into a SURF CAMP - I was going to learn how to surf - with grace and poise and....trying not to look like a pregnant caribou.

Problem 1: Car become emotionally unstable.

Problem 2: People become decisionally unstable.

Solution 1: Take car as far as capital (2 hours not the 8 planned)

Solution 2: Split group up.

So Katharine, Megan, and I spent the weekend taking in the capital of Honduras - while the other three went to El Salvador. We drove around Tegus in the late night - (see above picture) and saw it from both sides of the city.

The next day we slept in late (poor Marlon had to go and "do dentistry" in the early morning), watched cable TV (some things are VERY exciting) and then headed to Valle de Angeles (Literally Valley of the Angles - see picture right) where there is lots of things to buy and is (supposed to be) kinda the center of where people who make pottery, textiles, etc. are located.)

We had a great lunch at a place owned by a German lady- hey I'm excited when I get food that reminds me of Europe - anyways. We were talking about the police and she said that one time she was pulled over by the police (I think for having one of her headlights out) and she was ticketed. She said that the officer told her she could just pay him (in other words he would take a bribe) but she refused and was thrown in jail. Such is life.

We then drove back into Tegus and spent the evening watching a Mexican theater group perform at the Tegus Theater. Honestly, the play was so ridiculous that I was crying from laughing so hard for a good hour. We went home and slept.

The next morning we took a trip to Price-Mart. It was here that we realized that if we came to Tegus once and a while there was only a few small things (such as Swiss Chalet gravy;) that we would have to go without. It is the exact same as Costco in Canada. (That is Katharine pushing Megan who broke her foot - and Megan pushing the buggy.) I had my lunch there - snacking on the sample food. Guys - they even had the 'restaurant' after the checkout - and the picture of the hot dog was the EXACT same as my home Costco! Crazy!!! (I may have gotten slightly homesick in Aisle 8 but in Aisle 9 I was over it.) We then headed back to Sigua - with our car laden with groceries. I do want to share that my first sip of Cranberry Juice WAS amazing.

Hey. I need to be excited over little things.

For more pics if you are interested:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=117490&l=c773d&id=503730343