Traveling Once Again

This past weekend I had the opportunity to travel to the U.S. to visit my friends at Grace College in Winona Lake, IN. It was so strange to be back in the U.S. again! I flushed toilet paper, drank out of the sink faucet, took a real shower, washed AND dried my clothes, and overall had a fantastic time. I was able to play in the Grace College alumni soccer game while I was there and saw lots of friends that I didn't think I would see again.

When I was packing for my trip, I realized I did not have very many warm clothes to take with me, but figured it would be fine because how cold could it really be, right? I am pretty sure I did not stop shivering the entire trip!! It was only about 50-60 degrees there, but it has not gotten that cold in Honduras even once since I moved here so I was not prepared for it. Thankfully my friends kept me well clothed, however I did get a rather bad cold from the weather. Don't feel too bad though - as soon as I got back to Honduras I was informed we were going to have the hottest day of the year today and everyone was warned to dress accordingly for school.......talk about a shock to the system after being cold all weekend!!

Surviving the airports was an adventure in itself! I have been to many jungles down here and survived them all fine, but place me in a U.S. airport and then things really start to get interesting! I was held up at customs for a while when a man a few people in front of me attempted to sneak into the U.S. with fake documents. After this everyone was stopped and finger printed, had their picture taken, and interrogated......I however somehow made it through without any of the above steps being taken.

I then proceeded to walk through the airport taking everything in. I stopped in one store to see if they had any headphones to replace my broken ones. I walked up to the counter and asked {in Spanish} "How much?" The lady looked at me weird so I quickly recovered {in English} with, "Sorry. How much do these cost?" She told me they would be $10. "Ten dollars!?!?!," I said, "No, no, no. I will give you $7." She looked at me weird again and pointed at the sticker that said $10 on it. This is when I realized I was trying to haggle in a country that does not believe in that and shamefully said, "I am so sorry. I'm just gonna go now." Great way to welcome yourself back into the country!

The rest of the trip included Taco Bell, Starbucks, real chocolate, watching Rocketman with my soccer team, driving my old car I owned in college, a road trip with my girls AK, Sam, Holly, and Natalie, lots of soccer, and many other things I love.

I am now back in Honduras and preparing to finish the school year out strong. Only 8 more weeks until I get to see my family!!! {And only 44 days until the World Cup begins!!}