Time for an Update

Well, I have recently started helping with a research/survey project with my organization, Providence World Ministries. We started last week by going through the neighboring community of Aguas del Padre to conduct interviews at each house in the community. We have already done 130 houses so we're off to a good start! One of the purposes of the survey is so that Providence can discover what children are in the community to determine who will be eligible to enter their school next year. We are also asking questions about the living conditions in Aguas del Padre, such as whether they have water or electrity, if they purify their drinking water, or what type of materials their houses are made out of, in order to learn about their needs in this region. It has been a very interesting experience, although I have not actually been the one doing the interviews. My Spanish has greatly improved since being here, but I am not at the point where I feel comfortable conducting interviews!

I am also excited because next week is Honduras' independence day and I am looking forward to being a part of the celebration. There are normally marches in every city in Honduras as the children from each school march through their town or city playing instruments in celebration. However, I have been told that because of the political situation (which is still unresolved!) the celebration will be much smaller. Apparently they are not allowed to have the big marches because the authorities do not want large gatherings of people, since that is usually when problems arise. So I am a little disappointed about that, but I am still looking forward to the smaller celebrations that I will be able to be a part of.