This past January I made the decision to leave teaching after eight years to embark on a new career. It seemed like I had to wait forever to start – the school year didn’t end until the first week in June, and then my family and I went to visit my parents and extended family [...]
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Reflection on Career Change
Posted in Reflections, new experiences on August 1, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Carnaval
Posted in Atlantida, new experiences on May 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today is a quiet day in La Ceiba. I imagine that people are resting up. The past two weeks, Ceiba has come alive with Carnaval. The festivities that celebrate La Ceiba’s patron saint blew in to town last week, but the celebratory storm had been brewing for weeks, building up to its [...]
The Aches and Pains of the Job!
Posted in new experiences on March 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
March 14, 2008
La Ceiba, Atlántida
Today I am feeling some growing pain due to my work with Adelante! I must preface this blog by saying that my experience on motorbikes is very limited – I have been on a bike a couple times in Honduras, but only for a couple minutes each time. Back home [...]
Visiting Intibuca
Posted in Asambleas, Intibuca, new experiences, tagged Asambleas, Intibuca, new experiences on March 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
March 6, 2008
First Field Visit Beyond Atlantida
Asambleas in Intibuca
La Esperanza, Intibuca
The staff at Fundacion Adelante have made sure that my time as a volunteer has gotten off to a quick start! I hit the ground [...]
A New Job!
Posted in Education, new experiences, tagged Asambleas, Intibuca, new experiences on March 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
March 3, 2008
First Official Day on the Job!
Community Educator Training Workshop
La Ceiba, Atlantida
On my first official day on the job at Adelante, I had the opportunity to sit in on a Community Educator Training Session. Each Asamblea (a group of about 25-30 Adelante clients) elects one Community Educator that facilitates the educational talks [...]
Meeting Adelante
Posted in Asambleas, Board of directors, new experiences, tagged Asambleas, Board of directors, new experiences on March 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
February 27, 2008
First Asamblea Visit
La Ceiba, Atlantida
My first personal experience with Adelante was a couple of weeks ago when I was able to visit to a couple ‘Asambleas’ with several members of the [...]
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