Well, we made it safe and sound (minus one group member's iPod, though) to Tegucigalpa. We stayed in a the fanciest hotel last night (hotel maya- check out http://www.hotelhondurasmaya.com/), which was a total treat since we were so travel weary from taking the long busride from San Pedro Sula to Tegucigalpa (The Tegucugalpa airport closed in June due to security reasons- it´s definitely impacting the ability of the city tourism workers to get by). The busride, though long, took us through some amazing scenery- through beautiful pine-topped mountainsides and cloud-covered hills- very green and lush, and fresh, since the rainy season is underway. Today we´re heading off to El Valle training center about two hours away. We´ll spend about two days there finalizing our charlas, or health education talks, and then we´ll head out in pairs (or trios) to our respective communities, to do health education and sign women up for clinic.
One of the challenges I´ve made to myself on this trip is to continue to have a regular morning yoga practice, even if it´s just ten minutes of cat and cow stretches. This morning I got up early (the time change helped out a ton!) and did a gentle practice with Whitney Goodman (MS1) to loosen up our travel-crunchy bodies. It felt wonderful-the hotel has a large pool deck facing a large cerro (hill) in Tegucigalpa, complete with a Christ statue and a Coca Cola sign, and we watched the morning clouds lift, and the city slowly come to life. Right now, at 11:30 or so, the streets are alive with Monday morning hubbub, and I found this internet cafe just down a long steep hill from the hotel.
It´s about time to head back up the hill. Hope all is well with you.
Monday, June 30, 2008
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