I have a kitty!

His name is Silvestre Estalone (Sylvester Stallone), and no, I haven’t the slightest idea why he is called that. About 3 weeks ago one of my neighbors brought him back from a surrounding village as a surpise gift. At first I wasn't too excited about the prospect of caring for an animalito in the house, but he's grown on me and I can't bear the thought of leaving him behind when I have to go. *Sorry Jeffrey! You know I still love you!

Anyway, in relevant news, ehem, my parents came to visit in late September and they had a blast. They keep telling me that they are going to write a blurb for my blogg, but seeing as it’s now mid November, I am dubious of this. While they were here we of course went to see the Maya ruins of Copan, visited a reserve of wild bird species, trekked through the jungle to see a beautiful waterfall, hiked up an active volcano (yes, I saw lava!) and visited with my friends in my village. It was definitely an adventure, and they are looking forward to coming back next year.

Last week I gave a series of talks in the local school about the importance of hygiene. My friend Tomoko (who is a volunteer with JICA, the Japanese version of Peace Corps) and I wrote a story and a song about hand washing, and performed an act in four different classrooms of first graders. It was great fun, and the kids loved it. Unfortunately school is now ending in time for coffee picking season, but we plan to continue the program next academic year.











(Preforming the hand washing song and Tomoko telling the story.)


Ah yes, and I am also coming home for Christmas, December 15th through the 28th! Who wants to take a poor Peace Corps Volunteer out to dinner?