That is why when I heard back in the fall that my sister was planning to visit for her Spring Break, I almost could not believe my ears. Now, I have been fortunate enough in my time here to run in to a person or two from my life in the US. I have had the wonderful opportunity to connect with several people doing dental/medical clinics, but Emily was the first person to come down with the specific purpose of seeing me and my life down here! It was... fantastic!
We crammed as much as humanly possible in to a six-day period and by the time she left I feel like she got a good taste of what life here is all about. We hit the sights in the city, took a trip to the orphanage, hiked around a national park, went sight-seeing in several small Honduran towns, hit up my favorite restaurants in the city and Emily even helped me teach some of my psychology classes (don't tell my psych students, but she knows WAY more about that stuff than I do...)
In edition to all of the great things that we saw and experienced, I think the best part was just having her here. I feel like even though we had a short period of time, she now understands a piece of my life that it is hard to share with friends and family back home. She now has faces to go with the names in my stories, and a frame of reference for what is the craziness of living life in Tegucigalpa. And maybe just understanding is the best gift that she could have given me.
Emily looking out over Tegucigalpa
Getting ready to hike down into the Pulapanzak Waterfall
Emily hearing some juicy secrets in a confessional booth in Santa Lucia
Emily enjoying herself at the sketchy-est zoo in the world (El Picacho)
We planted a small vegetable garden on Lauren's porch (I couldn't resist taking a photo of two of my favorite people!)
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