We have officially been in Copan Ruinas for one week! It has taken some time to get used to throwing our toilet tissue in the trashcan rather than flushing it and using bottled water to brush our teeth, but being here in this midst of this beauty and being able to blog from a patio surrounded by this (see the picture above for the view I have right now!) makes everything well worth it.

We have had orientation the past two days. Nothing like a crash course on how to teach...and how to teach students who probably are not going to be able to understand a lot of what we are saying at first. We are learning a lot! Our classrooms also need a lot of work. I killed a few cockroaches in my classroom today and did some rearranging and sorting of books. Allan worked on making rules and decided he is going to teach English and Reading while the other 4th grade teacher is going to teach Science and Math. We are blessed to have such a patient and knowledgable staff working with us!

So the rumors of the infamous power outages are true. For 18 hours, Allan's house did not have power...or running water, despite the large water tank that was installed a few days ago. We don't think the man installed it correctly because even since its been on the roof, water has been POURING off his roof incescently. He came to fix it yesterday and the water stopped working all over town! Luckily, I had power at my house so we hung out and fixed dinner there (see below for pictures of the past few meals...they are getting better!). Allan decided to leave around 10 only to walk back in complete, absolute, pitch black darkness...on cobblestone. Although he had a headlamp, he used an additional flashlight to make it seem like there was more than one person walking alone. He admitted to being a little scared, especially when a dog woofed at him through an iron window 6 inches from his ear. Getting ready for bed and brushing your teeth in complete darkness is quite entertaining. You should try it sometime. My power continued throughout the night until right before I was going to take a nice, hot shower and get ready for the day...Atleast I could take a cold shower...everyone from Allan's house was a bit greasier than usual! :)


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Rice (again, but less grit-like!), broccli and black beans!

Green beans, broccli, and Mac and Cheese!

Lawry's Seasoning Salt has been a savior! :)