Dia de Independencia

Okay, so I'm falling a little behind in my blogs...I admit, but life is getting a little busier here (i.e., more to do, more tired at night, having more fun, etc.). Let me take you back a little bit to last week.

Last Wednesday the ranch celebrated Honduras' independence day. To celebrate we all went to El Batallon (the battlefield), which is in La Venta the closest "city" to the ranch. From there soldiers from el batallon closed off la carretera/highway and we had a desfile/parade back to the ranch. We had flags, hats, traditional costumes, drummers, a decorated truck, and many kids marching.

Afterwards we met at the school where each group from the parade did a presentation (flags, stick dancing, marching, etc.). Very patriotic.

There was no school Thursday, Friday, or Monday. So I headed off to Roatan, one of the Bay Islands with Annemarie....blog coming soon!!!

**Picture: parading through La Venta. Note: umbrellas in back are very common...not used for rain...women use them to protect themselves from the sun.

Jesus, our ranch director, has created a web site with some fabulous pictures. I know I am only able to post a few, so if you have extra time and are interested, check out this website to see more of the ranch and our events! http://web.mac.com/jhuerta2/iWeb/nph/bienvenidos.html