La Cucaracha

A new post already you ask?  Yes!  I have experienced so much in the past 4 days I could write a book! But don't worry I won't.  I'm going to try to summarize.  Let me just begin by saying that I thank God for my friends here.  If it weren't for them... well I don't even want to think about it.  BECAUSE of them I have assimilated much faster than I would have on my own... about 1,000 times faster!! Ok so the summary.

If I were a realtor in Honduras this is how I would NOT sell our house:

Big 4 bedroom 3 bathroom home in the heart of Comayagua! Features include:

 - running water for only 5 hours in the middle of the day (when no one is home)
 - large cockroaches (which can only be killed by 50lb suitcases)
 - termites which are eating the closets and pooing all over the shelves (who knew they did that?)
 - ants everywhere including the walls and bed (some even give nasty bites and take a swim in the drinking water)

What am I still doing here you ask?  Adjusting very quickly!  I've even begun planning my 1st cockroach
kill.  It involves a baseball bat and a shovel...  I confronted one last night with my gym shoe but he wasn't fazed and got away.

Anyway, I've titled this post La Cucaracha in honor of my friend and new roommate Diana.  God bless her for listening to me talk about La Cucaracha day and night! Well Diana, if you are reading this I am a new person.  Watch out giant roaches here I come!  (I still scream a little but I'm working on it)

Tomorrow I begin my work at the orphanage.  I am so excited to see their little faces!  It makes EVERYTHING worth it.

Here are a few pics just in case you're curious.  And if you were hoping for a picture of my arch nemesis, La Cucaracha,  sorry I'm not THAT brave yet :)

My arrival!  What a welcoming sight!!

This is a Pila.  It's found in almost every Honduran home.  It is filled with water and used to wash, shower and flush toilets when the city water gets shut off! 

A beautiful tree in our front yard.  (I'm not sure of the name of it yet.)

And finally my closet shelves.  The termites eat faster than I thought.  Another few days and I will have to reorganize!