Patiently Waiting

Before I even begin this blog, I want to thank Mr. Probyn Inniss once again for his generosity. He chose me out of all the students at UNF to receive a scholarship that helped pay for this trip. Also, thank you Maris Brien for being so informative and helpful. As requested by Maris, I am going to blog about my experiences while in Honduras to keep UNF, family, and friends up-to-date on my adventure.

I guess I should begin by explaining why I am going to Honduras. Last semester I received an email from one of my professors suggesting that I apply for a study abroad program in Honduras. In the program, you go with a group of other Elementary Education students to Honduras and teach in a class for three weeks. At first I was hesitant, I mean I had no idea about Honduras, and ((yes I am a teacher and yes I am admitting this)) I didn't even know where Honduras was. But I took it into consideration. First I talked with Isaac (my husband) about everything. I wanted to make sure that before I even began the application that he was ok with me taking on this adventure. Of course, he was supportive and told me that if he can leave me for 6 months at a time, then I can leave him for 3 weeks! Now the parents.... that’s another story! But hey a girl's gotta live her life right?? Love you Mom & Dad! So I applied (Thank you Chad for your help) and the process began. I was chosen and here we are... four days away!!! As I begin packing I am feeling all kinds of emotions. 

• Sad- to be leaving my students at West Jacksonville Elementary School, I am going to miss those amazing kids! They have definitely gotten to my heart!
• Excited- why not? This is huge!
• Nervous- I have never been this far away from any and everyone that I love! Even when Isaac deployed, I had friends nearby who gave me support.
• Hungry- I LOVE hispanic food so I am hoping that Honduras has some amazing food! I am sure yall will be hearing lots about that!

Overall I am excited and ready to go ((well besides the packing part)). We are going to be having a little fun outside of teaching. But teaching is always fun. I am excited to see how different the teaching styles are and I am excited to meet my students there. I am ready to teach them all that I can in three weeks! So for now I am going to get back to my list and anxiously wait for Friday morning.

I am not going to post again until Friday night hopefully after I have met the family that I am staying with and I am all settled in. I promise to keep everyone up-to-date on everything that I experience. I hope that you join me on this adventure in my life.