Friday, May 3rd

On May 3rd we got up relatively early, packed up our bags, and donations and got ready to be picked up to go to the orphanage with David. May 1st was Honduran labor day so to celebrate the kids didn't have to go to school on this Friday. David picked us up around 9:30 and we headed to the Hogar. Along the way David told us that the major exports in Honduras are sugarcane, melon, cantaloupe, and coffee. When you first arrive to the orphanage (HHK) you pull down a dirt road and arrive in front of a gated house that the kids and tias (aunts) live in. The house is guarded 24/7 by guards in order to insure the protection of the kids and tias. When we pulled up David called into the house for the "big boys" to come out and help us with our suitcases that were full of donations of toys, clothes, and other items. After that the kids gave us a quick tour of the house and then we sat down with the kids while they did their homework. While Ms. Edwards (my former Spanish teacher and "chaperone") helped the kids with their homework I took Mainor (my "godson") and gave him his presents that I brought him. His presents included a backpack with many gifts inside such as pencils, clothes, hot wheels cars, and a jump rope. Mainor pulled each item out one at a time and taught me how to say it in Spanish. After Mainor opened his gifts we brought Santos, Lula, and Ruth their gifts from Jennifer Smith and Hannah Marvin. The kids were really excited to get gifts from their sponsors. After I went back to the homework room, one of the boys Joel asked me to read him books. We read "El Patito Feo", "Huevos Verdes y Jamon", and "Una dia en la biblioteca". Around 11:30 or 12:00 we had lunch which was rice with beans and eggs. After lunch the kids had rest time and David helped us sort through the donations to put away for later. After finishing up with the donations the kids went back to their homework. The kids then got ready for church and we all piled into Davids truck. With five kids in the back, three in the front and the rest in the back pickup part of the truck we made it to our drop of point and walked the rest of the way home. When we got home from the Hogar we showered and got ready to go out to dinner with Luis. Luis took us to a cute little restaurant in el centro where we shared a mixed grill plate with different meats, potatoes and cheese (queso), corn, beans (frijoles), and a cabbage salad. When we got home from dinner we relaxed a little and then headed to bed.