Minor Update

Hey all,

It's been a while since I've written. Just as I was starting there was a pop over by my hooche, there had been a pop earlier this afternoon, the power went out, and then I heard a back-up generator start up. When I came over to the office, there was a guy working on the transformer across the street from my hooch. I guess he just energized the new one without any success!!

Last weekend (9/10) was another nice weekend in Hoduras. The Chaplain's Assistant (Navy RP3) was getting ready to leave, so he took a van load of folks to these water falls by the big lake, Lake Yahoa. Below is the link to the photos.

http://picasaweb.google.com/evan.r.stanley/Pulapanzak

After the day of fun, there was a bar-b-que at the base Chapel for his farewell. Sunday, a group of us went downtown Comayagua with the intent of seeing the inside of the Cathedral. We breifly stepped inside, but a couple of the guys were underdress (shorts) so we stepped back outside to have coffee until the end of services. By the time we got done with coffee, not only had church ended, but it was locked up.

Last week was a good week, primarily because a new boss showed up. 180 degrees different than the old guy, he actually communicates. Wednesday (13th) we had a day of sports competition against Honduran military teams, for me it was a matter of getting a little too much sun, then heading back indoors. The sports day was ostensibly to honor the Army's birthday, which was actually on the 14th.

Thursday was the last day of my Spanish class. I was eager for it to end. Two hours everyday was a bit much, the bigger problem was that after class I didn't feel much like studying, and it was so quick after the work day that there was no studying before class. I do think I learned a lot, all things considered. I just need to learn lots more vocabulary, remember how to conjugate, figure out which are irregular verbs, and get native speakers to speak slower, much slower.

Yesterday, we made a visit to the orphanage, it seems like I spent about half the time pushing kids on the swing. I guess gettig pushed is a luxury the kids seldom have. We got back and I made a run into town to do a little shopping. There is a Cuban rum that I really like and it is twice as expensive on base. I also picked up a few more South American Wines to try.

Today was mostly a day of reading. It is terrible but I made a great discovery. The library here on base (and they had this at Ft. Benning too) has donated paperback books free for the taking. There are a number of good non-fiction books there, and I've gotten hooked on a mystery series based in Venice Italy.

Tomorrow I get to run into the capital to pick up a couple of Army instructors. They are coming to teach a Mortuary Affairs class. I'm really looking forward to getting off base for official reasons.