Kate's first blog - 31st de Marzo

Hola a todos.
When we first arrived at the Hogar, it was hard not to notice the smiling faces and loving eyes. We have been spending a lot of time communicating and doing activities with the kids. Through this, I know that I have learned a lot about the lives of the children and what they need in the future.
Yesterday, a group and I helped some children in the school reply to letters from EPHS students that we brought to the Hogar. The younger ones seemed to enjoy drawing pictures and watching us write out what they were saying. The older children decorated the edges, added stickers and wrote a lot about themselves. Near the end they were able to keep the letters, they seemed to love this.
Today Allison and I made sock puppets with the kindergartners and preschoolers. It was crazy and fun with glue all over and fabric glue on their faces. The two teachers did a tremendous job and there is no way we would be able to do it without them. The end result was a classroom full of proud children. They loved to show off their masterpieces to friends and volunteers.

This program has been very well organized in my opinion. We are able to spend quality time with the children and time working on things they need. But before and after our hard days work we have "cultural experiences". We have visited the wood shop, the market, the brick "factory," and the fruit stands. Also, each meal has opened us to new tastes and smells. Thank you Bob(ito).

So far I have noticed so many things that I wish that I could include in a blog, a typed document. Unfortunately, this is not possible. The experiences are unimaginable and unexplainable. I cannot put into words what this spring break has done for me so far--and it's only Tuesday. I wish that people would or could take the time out of their busy, fast paced lives to stop for a moment, and watch the world around them.
This honestly feels like the longest week of my life, but I wouldn't change it for a thing. The "Honduran time" as some people call it is... so much different. It's calming in a sense. I can wrap my head around what I'm doing and analyse every bit without hesitation.
Well....at this point I am just rambling.
So maybe I'll try and type some more later. Take care and thank you for reading.
Kate (Cati) Johnson