I have to admit that agreeing to leave for up to 6 months was scary for me. I have always wanted to travel the world and always believed I don’t have to live by the normal rules-work, get married, have kids, buy a house in the suburbs, and then retire. Earlier in life I left …
Category Archives: volunteering
Do You Know How It Feels To Be Hungry?
Yesterday a friend of mine in Honduras asked me if I knew what it felt like to be hungry. I realized I don’t. I mean I know how it feels to be that grumpy hungry when I haven’t eaten in a while, but actually hungry where there is no prospect of food, I have no idea.
Limitless Possibilities
What I love most about life is the limitless possibilities. At any moment things can shift and change, we can go in a new direction with nothing more than a different decision than we made the day before. It keeps life robust, exciting and challenging. Seeing life as a series of events, emotions and relationships …
What About The Water?
We moved to Utila at the beginning of the summer, or also known as the drier season. We are living in a home that belongs to someone else so we were hyper conscious about using all the rain water collected.
“I did exactly what you told me”
she said. “I sounded out the words like you said and then I heard the letters in my head and now I can spell the words.” With that she spelled the sentence, “I am at the zoo.” It may sound simple to you, but to me, to her mother, to her and to the kids …
Kuni-A Story of Amazing Happiness
Kuni lives in the Cays of Utila. The thing about Kuni is that he is never without a smile so big that it lights up our entire little section of the world. He is so full of joy that it literally can not be contained.
Various Things I Learned This Week Living in Utila
Living in Utila is a completely different experience than living in the States. While it can be challenging to adapt it is a beautiful and fun way to live live.
Getting Used To Grocery Shopping in Utila
I still get to ride to the grocery store and back by boat, and still have much less stress than I did in the States getting groceries. Now, I just accept what I can get and make it work. The funny thing is, it really doesn’t affect us either way if we can or can’t have the things we were so used to getting before.
How do you say Settle Down in Spanish?
I have been teaching English in Pigeon Cay Utila for 2 weeks. I teach English to 1st-6th grades.
We Are Moving! Utila & Pigeon Cay Bound
It is official! We are moving to Utila for 6 months! I have volunteered to teach at this very special school located on Pigeon Cay in Honduras. I will be teaching English to grades 1st-6th in this great little school. This is such an amazing thing for me. I love kids and am so passionate …