Feb 29 - Another "Taller," Another Baleada

The thing that people
Really seem to like about
workshops is the food

Feb 28 - I've Got to Pace Myself

I don't mind long days
But too much gets done in nine
hours. Must slow down

Feb 27 - The Perks of Working in a Tropical Country

Eternal sunshine

Mere steps away from my desk

Now that’s a workplace

Feb 26 - Dinner at Canton Comida

Chinese food for three

Our new friend wants to try it

We're easy-going 

Feb 25 - The Weekend Routine Falls Into Place

Saturdays become

Our chore days, full of pleasant

Trips for this and that

Feb 24 - A Really Unpleasant Trip to San Pedro Sula

Seventeen hours

In a hot truck, slamming through

A thousand potholes

Feb 23 - Things Start to Come Together

I have a desk now
Wifi, and at least a sense
Of the work I'll do

Feb 22 - We Climb a Mountain For a Workshop

Finally, work starts

The rapid talk eludes me

But less than before

Feb 21 - Still Not Complaining

Went to work again

But my boss still wasn’t in

Just more time for sun

Feb 20 - Mayan Protest at City Hall

My first day of work

Not quite as planned, but I like

Waiting for Mayans

Feb 19 - It's Not Always Light and Cheery at Via Via

The movie is grim
But a cat sprawls across us
As though he is ours

Feb 18 - An All-Day Cleanup at the New Place

Six months of street dust
Leaves grime on every surface
By night, the house gleams

Feb 17 - Our Last Day of Spanish School

Gracias, maestras
Ahora entiendemos
That we don't know much

Feb 16 - In Which We Montar a Caballo

Sun shining, horses
Gently taking us higher
To La Pintada

Feb 15 - Finally, It's Moving Day

Tonight we will sleep
In peace and tranquility
No sound but ours here

Feb 14 - We Have Reached the End of the Line

No sweetheart moments

Are possible in this house

Get me out of here

Feb 13 - Another "Surprise" Visit to My Workplace

Come at two, he said
And I do, but one more time
No one expects me

Feb 12 - Farewell Dinner with Peggy

Another student
Moves on -  to the beach, to dive
I long for sunshine

Feb 11 - The Mayans Play With Fire

Hard to top a sport

That uses a flaming ball

Flung about with zeal

Feb 10 - A Useful Field Trip

Forget the classes
We hijack our maestras
To show us around

Feb 9 - Learning the Ways of Honduran Tiendas

I wander the stores
Noting prices for Cuso
Nothing is normal

Feb 8 - You Say Homestay, I Say NO!!!!

I am trying hard

To stay flexible, adapt

Ignore this chaos

Feb 7 - In Which We Walk a Stranger to Her Hotel

The Honduran night

Scares her. She asks to join us

We feel like locals

Feb 6 - Will I Be Fluent Soon?

The conversations

Get deeper as the days pass

Understanding grows

Feb 5 - Time Out For Tanning

A nap in the sun

On the rooftop terraza

Homework forgotten

Feb 4 - You Just Never Know Who Might Show Up

Surely that’s not a

Mariachi band outside

Our window? It is

Feb 3 - Our Little Class Breaks Up

Time to bid farewell

To Percy, fellow student

Loud, friendly, happy

Feb 2 - Grumpy About the Homestay Food II

Funny how pizza

Can be the best thing ever

After morning gruel

Feb 1 - Grumpy About the Homestay Food

Simple food is fine

But this spot of meat, plain beans

Just feels dismissive

Jan 31 - If It's Tuesday, It Must Be Baleada Night

Tortillas sizzle

Atop a wood fire; my hands

Fumble with the dough