Aliens

So far in Honduras I have had some strange conversations but this week I think I had the weirdest one yet. I was at my host Uncle’s birthday party a few nights ago and I was talking with all of my cousins, aunts, and uncles about relatively generic things. I covered the USA, work here, and the world cup, which seems to come up with everyone I talk to. But, as the cake was being served I was sitting next to my youngest uncle and after we covered all aforementioned topics, conversation became a little strange. 

He looked at me and said “Have you ever seen a UFO?” hmmmm… UFO or extraterrestrial conversation/ vocabulary is not in my Spanish language toolbox so I just shook my head no. He continued to recount his UFO sightings to me (in Spanish mind you). Supposedly the ships zig and zag over the mountains out here,  but cannot land in the valley. These aliens are much smarter than us, are either taller and green, or far shorter and brown, and come to earth all of the time.  He then asked if I believed in aliens, I couldn’t get away with a head-shake to answer that question. So I started to talk about how big the universe was and that it was possible for aliens to exist, but I probably wouldn’t be lucky enough to see a UFO in my lifetime. He then started to explain the ship to me, and how he could show me where he had seen his first UFO if I wanted. It was just then when my host mother told him it was a shooting star and started talking about a new baby. Saved! I have no idea how I would have continued that conversation without offending my uncle or sounding crazy myself. 

This conversation certainly made my day and definitely taught me some VERY useful new Spanish words.

Here are some pics of the valley of Ocotepeque... where the aliens flew over.