Monday, February 22

Decision day for me was supposed to be tomorrow as far as if I’m going to stay or not next year. I’m not ready to make my decision by tomorrow when Mr. Lara and Jake leave for the States, so I sat down with Mr. Lara to ask for more time. He said I could tell him when he gets back from recruiting, which is 2 weeks from now; I have a little more time to make my decision and with my parents being here, it hasn’t been the most fore front in my mind. I also asked him some questions about if I stayed for next year, did I have to teach fifth grade or could I teach the older kids, what could I teach, and other questions like that. So now the countdown begins again. My parents came to see the school and my class just before lunch. My kids had finished their science projects and were presenting them today and tomorrow, so my parents were able to see their dioramas and oral presentations. My kids were really excited to have them visit; at first they didn’t know what to call them and asked for their first names, which are difficult to say for those who speak English as a second language. After class, they ate lunch in the cafeteria with me and saw more of the school. I had some free periods in the afternoon, so we just chatted about the school and my kids until my last hour.

At the end of the day we were going to catch the bus with the kids down to town so I wouldn’t have to call a mototaxi, but then I was told we had a meeting, which turned out to be not true, but I didn’t find that out until the bus had already left. I was really frustrated with the administration at that point for the miscommunication, especially since my parents were here, so my parents got to experience the ‘fun’ of that. I called a moto and we ended up waiting about an hour for one to come up (when we could have gone in the bus), but eventually got down to town. My parents really liked Guancascos, so we ate there for dinner and I had a great conversation with them about what I should do for next year. We talked about my goals for the next few years, what I liked about living and teaching here, what I didn’t, what I could do if I went home as far as a job, housing, and other related subjects. I went back with them to the hotel just as we lost power and I was about to go up the mountain. It came back on though by the time I arrived at my house. Another experience my parents got to have being in Honduras!