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So I've been in Honduras for a few days and to say I've been taking advantage of being abroad with no parents would be an understatement. With four of us being in Gracias for a week before we go to our own projects, we were told to treat our first week like a holiday. So that we did.
On the saturday we had to sort out all the boring stuff such as buying phones and things we forgot to pack etc. But walking around the town was an experience in itself. Being the only white people in the village we received a lot of stares and 'hey baby' from the men. I even had one man stroke my hair and walk off. But on the nice side I did have one small, and I mean very small, boy come up and hug me which made my heart melt a little. That's one thing I should point out. Hondurans are very tiny, men included. So not only do we stand out for our skin colour but we also look like giants in comparison.
We were staying in a hotel called Guancoscas (or something like that) for 6 days, all expenses paid by the school. It was very tropical and they do THE best lemonades. Kate and I shared a room and I got the double bed all to myself. We even had a hammock outside our window! We were definitely living in luxury.
On our second day we decided to be super adventurous (and a little mad) by travelling to La Campa and doing a zip wire from the highest mountain in central America. MOST AMAZING THING IVE EVER DONE! I'm not going to lie, I was terrified when I first saw the wire and the very long drop inbetween the two mountains. My immediate thought was to turn around and go back down the mountain. But as the others jumped off the edge one by one I had no choice but to follow their lead. Before the jump we each signed a form which to this day I still have no clue what it said. But i guess it was along the lines of if we die it's not their fault, which isnt the most reassuring thing to hear.
Luckily i survived the jump and even gave the others a thumbs up. I know ive said it before, but the scenery really is beautiful in Honduras. Once I got to the other end I was sad it was over until the man in charge said 'lets go to the next one'. You'd think we would be terrified to go again but I couldnt wait, and anyway there was no other way down the mountain. After the sixth zip wire we were all so confident we ended up doing a run up and jump off the mountain side like pros. At the bottom we were greeted by half the town as they seemed to be amazed at four white people sliding down the mountains. Not only was it an amazing experience that I would recommend to anyone, but it was also super cheap costing only 500 lempiras (£15).
We took the next day much easier by going to visit the castle in Gracias for an hour. The rest of the day was spent sipping lemonades and swinging on hammocks, living the life!
So the first few days have certainly been chilled/exciting and we really have started our honduran journey with a bang. Hopefully there's much more excitement to come which will obviously be shown off on my blog to make all my friends and family jealous! But that's all for now. Adios!
Hope
Xxx
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Mum You're right, I am jealous! Xx