I’ve now been in Honduras for a month! It’s crazy to think about how fast the time has gone by. Each day I continue to learn and slowly adjust to living on the Ranch. Although I know I’m falling behind on my updates, I’ll share with you what my third week was like, since a lot happened.
After two weeks of being here, all but one of the past year’s volunteers headed back to the US. I think it kind of freaked me out, because their leaving confirmed that I am staying. I’m still not sure I totally can fathom being here for a year, but I guess I’ll find out in the months to come.
Here’s what I was up to during my third week in Honduras. I officially started working as the speech-language pathologist (SLP) on Monday. Unfortunately, I was unable to start seeing kids (I’ll explain more about that in a bit,) but I met with my supervisor and started to get settled into my job. I cleaned and organized my room, which I enjoyed more than I should probably admit. I was so impressed with the amount of games and materials that I have available to me. Although many of the materials are starting to become a little dated, I’m still so thankful to the past SLPs for creating materials and leaving things behind. I hope to be able to do the same over the course of this year.
My first week of work was La Semana de la Hondureñidad, or the Week of the Honduran. Each day included a special activity. On Tuesday, the kids played different games and rotated to each station, a lot like a Field Day. I was in charge of a game called Las Ollitas with a fellow volunteer. On Wednesday, each grade dressed up and performed a traditional Honduran song. They all looked so cute in their costumes! On Friday, we had a long ceremony honoring being Honduran, which included singing the very long national anthem, seeing various dance performances, and one boy from each grade dressed up to represent Honduras. So my week wasn’t the most productive as far as doing therapy, but I enjoyed getting to know the students and staff during the week.
One of the classes performing their song.
Second grade after their performance.
The cutest little performer.
This little boy spent a lot of time with me when I visited his hogar. He loves telling me riddles in Spanish. I'm not great at them yet, but he was shocked when I could actually solve a few.
The stage for Friday's program.
The boys after being individually presented.
He insisted on posing for me.
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