Hiya everyone! I have found a way to blog now all there is is to catch up by a lot. I'll explain it later but we first start with leaing Blanca and Luis'.
It seemed like I only got a few winks of sleep (how long is a wink?) but at three in the morning I was awakened by my mother and got in the shower. Last year I had typed that when I took a shower at Blanca and Luis' it was freezing... the times haven't changed. Needless to say I was up and at 'em after my shower, or so I thought.
Luis took us to the bus station (it was early so there was no breakfast and I didn't have to drink coffee) with a guy from Germany. He was going elsewhere but at least we had some company. Before I got on the bus I popped some dramamine because last year I got roadsickness and ended up taking some anyway so I figured save myself the trouble and pop one now... I was out before the bus took off. I know this because I woke up just as the bus was parking in Tegucigalpa and I thought we were just leaving San Pedro. So we got off at the station and wandered the streets of Tegucigalpa looking for a restaurant that could give cash for 500 lemps. We ended up going in a circle to get to pizza hut where I popped another dramamine pill and a malaria pill (they still taste horrible). After Pizza Hut we got on the bus to Guaimaca, oh and by the way we walked the streets with our suitcases. Whoever made my suitcase as durable as it is should be rich. Anyway, we got on the bus and headed off. I slept on this ride to but was awakened about halfway through to hear the voice of some guy preaching in the middle of the bus. I fell back asleep.
I was then awakened by my mom sometime later to the sound of my mother saying something to the effect of, 'Andrés you gotta get up now hurry up our stop is next lets go!' So I got up we went to the front of the bus and, wouldn't ya know, our stop was the one after the next one.... So after the rude awakening we got off the bus and since there wasn't a taxi, again we had to walk... all the way to the orphanage. This was like one end of town to the other. With potholes the size of my dog. Nonetheless we made it and I met a guy named Owen at the main office which was done this year. He showed me to the voulunteer house which, lo and behold, was way in back of the orphanage on top of one of the biggest hills I had ever seen, with a suitcase. Hills and gravel roads and suitcases dont mix very well so I had fun trugding up the hill. I was shown to a room that was occupied for the rest of the day as a volunteer was leaving the next day. So I unloaded my cargo and spent some time witht the little kids. We then went to their afternoon devotion and I sat right next to a kid who, later that devotion time, had a seizure. So I helped hold him back and that was that. He was fine afterwards and I see him walking around every once in a while. I then went to say hi to the older guys and I had supper with them. I almost missed the rice and beans... but something was missing. This year there were no rocks in my beans! That was fantastic! I also presented myself to Christian, the kid who beat me in chess last year. I was ready for him this year though. But we didn't get to play for a few days becuase after supper now they are locked in for the night. So I went back to the MVH (male volunteer house) and looked around the rest of the place. I was the only one there and so I looked around and saw a knife on a shelf next to what I thought was some dirt. I picked up the knife and my hand brushed along side of some of the dirt. It was then that I said to myself "Self, this isn't dirt, take your hand away now." So I pulled my hand back and after a closer look I saw that the "dirt" was in fact a pile of dead scorpians. That was semi-suprising. I realized at that time that I needed to be out of the scorpian house and at a volunteer meeting in the main office. We talked about jobs and I was just told to talk to Wade, the guy in charge of the male volunteers. I said I'd do it the next day and went back to the MVH to sleep, I just had to climb up the very big hill. I feel that before this trip is over I shall have legs of steel. So ends day one of being at the orphanage.
Answer to Previous Riddle: The trick is in the letters of the number the voice behing the door said not half the number.
Riddle of the Day: There are three cups of flour and you take one away, how many cups do you have now?
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