July 21, 2008 - Copan, Honduras

"And you have to have the character, the courage, the morale, and the spirit to confront whatever comes yourway."
- Elvia Alvarado

Estoy muy enferma. Yesterday, entailed joining up with nine ofther teachers from The Gorge at the Guatemala City Airport and traveling to Copan, Honduras, for language school. However, the lettuce eaten in Panachel caught up with me. Let`s just say the four hour drive was a long one for everyone.

While the group met with their one-on-one teachers and began classes today, my first 24 hours in Honduras have been spent in a dark hotel room curled into the fetal position. Leaving the room only once for fresh air and to witness the torrential downpoor caused by Hurricane Dolly.

Due to the rains, a landslide broke the towns only waterpipe, therefore most homes don´t have running water. However, some buildings collect rainwater on their roofs. My hotel ran a pipe directly into the street for pumping rainwater into the kitchen for cooking.

Frustratingly, I will be neither showering or eating any time soon.