Fall Bash! Honduran Style

It's Saturday night and I'm indulging on a caramel frosted strawberry filled vanilla cake. (Yes, I have gained weight....) Ha ha. Anyway, Honduras has taken me on an emotional roller coaster. One day I'm loving life, and the next I just want to be AWAY from everything and everyone. I guess you could say I'm still adjusting to life here after 2 and half months. Time seems to fly, a little... This coming week we have a full week of school and the following week is partials week. It is like the end of the quarter and there are 2 hour tests a day. Thats it, so we get to go
home early. After that week it's Thanksgiving
and we are planning on going to the military base here in town for food! After that, it's December and it's cake from there.

The school put together a fabulous cultural dance competition night. The school yard was completely decorated with tents decorated to the T and filled with traditional food from different parts of Honduras. I ate just about everything in sight! My 3rd graders had been practicing their dance for weeks and it was their time to shine! When they started dancing, I felt like they were all my own kids and I couldn't have been more proud of them! It was priceless to see the boys
and girls holding hands and twirling all over the cancha. They may be out of control in the classroom, but when it came to dancing, there was no messing around! Ha ha. We had such a fun night and it was so cute to see my 3rd grade girls all dolled up for the dance with makeup and curls. There were corn husks decorated everywhere, music, food, dancing, and lots of socializing. It felt like a barn party in the states! Just like fall :) To add to that, it has been so cold here! Believe it or not! Well, it feels cold to us, although it maybe only 70 degrees... burr!