Day Trip

Due to the internet going out intermittently over the past few days and our always busy schedules, it has been difficult to get a few free minutes to sit down and write a blog post! Yesterday the interns went with Shin to Heart 2 Heart Ministries, a Christian "children's village" in Tegucigalpita. It was interesting to see how they ran things compared to ones I've been to in the past. One noticeable difference was that there was no tall fence, and the gate was wide open. We were told that if a child really wanted to leave, someone sat down with them one-on-one and tried to figure out why they were feeling that way, and what they could do about it. This is in stark contrast to any other orphanage I've visited here, which frequently have high fences and barbed wire. The best part was that overall, the kids seemed really happy. Also, there were some American volunteers there, and one had even heard of SHH and was going to encourage her son start a chapter at his school. We directed her to get more info on the SHH website, and to make sure to read our blog :)

After we left, we headed to find a place to eat lunch, and on the way we happened upon an old Spanish fort. So, we decided to go in and take a tour. It was still in great shape, and (they claimed) the largest fort in Central America. It was really cool to be standing in such a beautiful place with so much history. Then, we got a seafood lunch right on the beach, though a sudden downpour forced us under a porch. Finally, we arrived back in El Progreso after a day like many others in Honduras: jam-packed, educational, exhausting, and so much fun.