Saturday, February 6, 2010

Lessons learned in Hondorus...


Lesson One: How to Cook an Iguana
They are in season in March and April. Traditionally they are stewed in coconut milk and then just before they are ready to eat they add an egg (of the iguana variety) and eat it before the egg gets hard. (This basic recipe [minus the egg] also works for red rabbits too.)
Lesson Two: I want to buy an island off of Honduras
I LOVE this country. I think I freaked out my grandmother when I told her that I secretly wanted to live there forever. It was green and warm and incredibly BEAUTIFUL. The people weren't nearly as pushy as they had been at the other ports-in fact, they were downright polite.
Lesson Three: I LOVE KNOWING ANOTHER LANGUAGE (lesson re-learned)
Our taxi driver was a very polite man named Heraldo who spoke English...a little. The other two had me sit up front with him and he and I chatted in Spanish ALL DAY LONG. It felt so good. I miss it. In fact, I think I dreamt about it that night.
Lesson Four: Just a plug for women's clothing.
Secretly, I really had to go on a mission to learn how to be a girl. I learned how to wear girly clothes and how to wear makeup. I guess I was in a location that was entirely too cold for sun dresses. I had to learn about them in Honduras. I heart them. They are super comfortable and cool. That's about it.
Lesson Five: Monkeys eat Doritos...and peanuts.
Who would have ever guessed? Well, I eat Doritos and peanuts...sometimes. I guess that makes sense. I can't imagine that they would be very good for them, but then again, I eat things that aren't good for me too.

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