It's been awhile since my last entry but I promise it's not (completely) because of laziness. Our internet connection comes from someone in La Ceiba, who gets it from someone in Wisconsin. We pay La Ceiba, he pays Wisconsin. However, last week our internet shut off because the person in La Ceiba stopped paying the bill and the folks in Wisconsin consequently shut off the internet. Makes teaching a little difficult when you use an online curriculum. Luckily we have a backup of sorts, an internet connection that runs through the phone tower. But because of the daily usage, it tends to work only during the early early morning. But everything is back up and running.
As for new things that happened during that communications blackout, there are a couple. Two weeks ago a bunch of us went to Ribra again and this time Jarle came. When we were just about done with swimming, Jarle told us that he brought his pistol with. He let each of us shoot three rounds at a plastic bottle up against a sand pit. Another first for me.
The second update is that I am now the "coach" of Team Clinica, Peter's soccer team. I say "coach" because it's not like I'm running practices and drills or anything. These boys just want to play. All I do is tell them what position they're playing and make substitutions. But it's fun because I'm getting to know more of the kids and they're forcing me to use my Spanish. So far we are 2-0 in this new league. Wish us luck!
"Winning isn't everything, but the will to win is." - Vince Lombardi
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