ok so I can only ask so much of the internet. Here is my address (soon to be updated to the left)
Catriona Jones PCV
Barrio San Jose
Recomendado al Correo de Ocotepeque
Honduras
Centroamerica
peace, love, and parasites
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Ch Ch Ch Check It Out
New mailing address
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Thank you all for the mail so far it has made life down here happier!
Ps- Keep it coming because in the last 3 weeks I have had stomach parasites and some other stomach issue which has kept me in bed for the week. Fun stuff!
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Thank you all for the mail so far it has made life down here happier!
Ps- Keep it coming because in the last 3 weeks I have had stomach parasites and some other stomach issue which has kept me in bed for the week. Fun stuff!
Friday, May 21, 2010
No I am full is not an option
After a few emails and calls I have realized that you (my ever faithful readers) like it when I rant about food. So, to keep you happy I have the follow up to my food enemies about my struggles with expressing when I am full.
I have really been lucky and had wonderful host families my time here in Honduras. These host families have been understanding of my weird American ways- like not eating 3 pounds of beans everyday and not liking white bread as a side to my delicious Chinese food (you know how I feel about that).
But now that I am working in the community, I am faced daily with new people trying to feed me. It is a wonderful tradition here, when you go to visit someone they invite you in for a drink and a snack. Going around the community like this is a wonderful way to meet neighbors and friends, but it also leaves you vulnerable to sneak attacks from food enemies. Yesterday I had some pink juice that was sugar flavored and some vegetable filled pastry... interesting.
I normally am able to finish what is put in front of me, but a recent snag has made that close to impossible. I work with 4 nurses who love (LOVE) to snack, to buy me snacks, and to take me out into the community to visit people. There is no avoiding the food. I tried telling them that I have a sensitive stomach or that I had a small appetite or that I had just eaten 7 pancakes or that I was flat out full, but nothing worked! So now, so that I don't offend them and don't explode from food, I eat teeny tiny meals and supplement with snacks. I might need to resort to some of the tricks I implemented at the dinner table with vegetables.
This is a no win situation, I will get back to you if I develop any new coping mechanism.
I have really been lucky and had wonderful host families my time here in Honduras. These host families have been understanding of my weird American ways- like not eating 3 pounds of beans everyday and not liking white bread as a side to my delicious Chinese food (you know how I feel about that).
But now that I am working in the community, I am faced daily with new people trying to feed me. It is a wonderful tradition here, when you go to visit someone they invite you in for a drink and a snack. Going around the community like this is a wonderful way to meet neighbors and friends, but it also leaves you vulnerable to sneak attacks from food enemies. Yesterday I had some pink juice that was sugar flavored and some vegetable filled pastry... interesting.
I normally am able to finish what is put in front of me, but a recent snag has made that close to impossible. I work with 4 nurses who love (LOVE) to snack, to buy me snacks, and to take me out into the community to visit people. There is no avoiding the food. I tried telling them that I have a sensitive stomach or that I had a small appetite or that I had just eaten 7 pancakes or that I was flat out full, but nothing worked! So now, so that I don't offend them and don't explode from food, I eat teeny tiny meals and supplement with snacks. I might need to resort to some of the tricks I implemented at the dinner table with vegetables.
This is a no win situation, I will get back to you if I develop any new coping mechanism.
Sunday, May 16, 2010
The Big News
This news is big and its exciting... the only problem is, is that it is 2 weeks old. Never the less I know (and now live) in my site, my home for the next two years.
Now get out your maps and go west, more west, more west, ok if you hit Guatemala you are in the right spot... I live right on the border in a town called Nueva Ocotepeque (o-co-ta-peck-ay). It is a town of 25,000 people so pretty big in Honduras standards, it is in the beautiful mountains, and only a short 10 hour bus ride from Tegucigalpa. haha.
I will post pictures and more news soon. There have many fun stories that have happened during the end of my time in La Paz and our last whirl wind week in Zarabanda.
Now get out your maps and go west, more west, more west, ok if you hit Guatemala you are in the right spot... I live right on the border in a town called Nueva Ocotepeque (o-co-ta-peck-ay). It is a town of 25,000 people so pretty big in Honduras standards, it is in the beautiful mountains, and only a short 10 hour bus ride from Tegucigalpa. haha.
I will post pictures and more news soon. There have many fun stories that have happened during the end of my time in La Paz and our last whirl wind week in Zarabanda.
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