Hi everyone,
So we went down to Tela again last week
which was lots of fun! This time we went with fellow volunteers Ione, Kayla and
Katie. The night we arrived we went out for a beer and were unexpectedly given
the most expensive thing on the menu, an entire steak, with rice, beans,
tortillas and tajaras (like crisps but made from bananas instead of potatoes).
We were a bit annoyed, but it was so yummy and still only cost the equivalent
of £3.
The entirety of the next day was spent on
the beach: swimming in the sea and lazing on the sand. We also went on a banana
boat which was so scary, especially as we mistranslated what the man said and
so lent the wrong way on the banana and all fell off after about 5 seconds! We
did also manage to get burnt, and I am now sporting a nice red look.
That night there was a massive
thunderstorm. The biggest I have ever seen in my life. It was extremely loud
and the electricity kept coming off and on. Luis actually got electrocuted when
he tried to unplug his laptop! Luckily he was okay.
When the storm was over Meryl and Rosa took
us to a club. When I say club, I mean Honduran club, which is just a courtyard
with a corrugated iron roof over some of it and puddles in the middle of the
dance floor. A strange mix of Caribbean Garifuna music, salsa, western songs
and Spanish rap was played which was cool however, I’m not too sure about the
Honduran dancing.
The next day we spent more time on the
beach, and then we had to go home because our holiday had been changed because the
Honduran national football team is playing a game. That’s right, the holiday
was changed to fit in with a football match. Football is a really big deal
here,
The rest of the week was pretty uneventful;
although I did manage to accidentally tell the man at the school canteen I
loved him while I was trying to order pizza (I said te quiero which is I love
you instead of yo quiero which is I want!)
That’s all for now,
Ellen
