I continue to be astounded and indescribably grateful for the way the universe unfolds. I am learning so much about myself and Honduras and the world, all at the same time. It is such a pleasure and privilege to be here, to have the time to study and walk and make friends. These past days especially I have been filled with such delight and thankfulness for life.
Wow, I guess I needed to write all of that here because there´s no way I can express these sentiments in Spanish yet!! My family is wonderful. They consider me part of the clan and include me in their celebrations. The kids go for walks and outings with me. The older boys wrestle with me, the youngest plays a tickling game with me, and the oldest daughter and cousin talk with me about the differences in culture and sex-roles with me. The mom asks me braid her hair and the boys let me style their hair. (I gave one of them a faux-hawk, very cute on him!) They think of me as being very good with hair and asked me if I´ve ever gone to school for it! Funny because I have considered it only several ocassions!
It´s been really interesting to realize that words are only so important in developing connections with people. Especially with the boys, words are almost totally unnecessary. Play goes a long way. And no words needed for braiding hair either and yet it is so intimate. I feel very included.
Today I went horseback riding and I go for some kind of trek or excursion nearly every day. The land is so beautiful; there are still many flowers in bloom.
I am sleeping and dreaming alot here and feel like I´m shedding another layer of snakeskin, growing, becoming, apreciating.
The other day there was no electricity in town for most of the day, and it didn´t disrupt life much at all. My family couldn´t prepare food in our home, but we went to the house of friends who have an outdoor kitchen. Viola, lunch. Power returned in the evening, just in time for the boys to play video games at night!
Oh, also, I should mention that I received my first marriage proposal today. From the man who took us on the tour by horseback. Very flattering!
