Jan 30 - Such a Deal

Drinks and a movie
At La ViaVia, all
for only eight bucks

Jan 29 - We Visit Our First Potential Honduran Home

Paul doesn’t like it

When I rush into things, but

This house looks just right 

Jan 28 - The Loudest Quiet Walk I've Ever Been On

This Belgian fellow

Leads us on the strangest hike

Scenery and rants

Jan 27 - Friday night at Renovacion Cristiana

She dances for God

Her white scarf swirls overhead

Caught in the rapture

Jan 26 - We Feast on a Honduran Favourite

Esmeralda made

baleadas tonight, and

drew a hungry crowd 

Jan 25 - It Was Bound to Happen

I guess I had to
get sick sometime, and better
a cold than chagas

Jan 24 - Preparing for Esmeralda's Party

We will buy a cake

For the big fiesta at

our new house tonight

Jan 23 - Maybe Twisted Tanya's Will Be Our Bar

Four hours of Spanish
We treat ourselves to double
pina coladas

Jan 22 - Seven Hours to Santa Rosa de Copan

A very long drive
Through pine forests, coffee crops
Tucked deep in the shade

Jan 21 - A Day Trip Out of the City

Edgar drove us to
Santa Lucia today
Tea in the mountains

Jan 20 - This In-Country Training is a Killer

Worn out from the day
We opt for a simple meal:
Beer and bananas

Jan 19 - An Unpleasant Banking Experience

Should it take this long
To open one bank account?
Like a child, I wait

Jan 18 - Iris Takes Us Touring

A whirlwind tour of
this city's hectic heart, packed
with cars and people

Jan 17 - What's Wrong With Being Kept in the Dark?

Chagas, dengue, ticks
How to act while being robbed
It scares me to know

Jan 16 - An Intense Descent

Tight hills, short runway
Our first glimpse of this new land
Tegucigalpa

Jan 15 - Tu Tienes Mi Corazon

Tears at the airport
Hija, te amo siempre
Come with us next time

Jan 14 - Rethinking Our Giant Suitcase

Mom's scale brings bad news
Bag's 14 pounds overweight
Much trimming to do

Jan 13 - The End of a Tenancy

Big wrinkle fingers
Pine Sol scent from every pore
Must be move-out day

Jan 12 - I Thought I'd Be Under Control By Now

Last night's fun fades fast
In the face of all this work
And just three days left

Jan 11 - Wasn't That a Party?

I'm a butterfly
Flitting among all these friends
Here to send us off

Jan 10 - Stocking Up for the Party

I doubt I've ever
bought a thousand dollars worth
of liquor before

Jan 9 - Trying to Relax with the Neighbours

We gather for drinks
But I can't shake the feeling
That some task needs done

Jan 8 - My Most Important Piece of Luggage

I have a theory
That even Honduran gangs
Love accordion

Jan 7 - She Wishes We Would Stay

Dinner at Inge's
She's been such a great landlord
But we're still going

Jan. 6 - Another Load to Ellice Recycle

The microwave makes
a grand smash as I hurl it
into the abyss

Jan 5 - Another Last Supper

I have seen more friends
these last few days than in years
We all need deadlines

Jan 4 - Our First Trip to the Storage Locker

Such a small space to
hold the essence of our lives
Sealed in plastic totes

Jan 3 - This Too Shall Pass, I Hope

I woke up at 4
My poor brain overflowing
with tasks for the day

Jan 2 - Courtenay Girl Day at Woodgrove Mall

My mother wonders
Why I'd drive to Nanaimo
Old friends are worth it

Jan. 1 - Goodbye, Crappy Little Broken Thing

Paul is giving up
his plastic ukelele
A momentous day

Dec 31 - A Favourite Routine

Lunch and a movie
A take-home dinner from Foo
A big year is launched