High School — Phase 1 Completion

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:18:40 -0400

Upon arriving in El Pital, Rob and Elly were pleasantly surprised to find the first phase of the high school project almost complete.

Two new classrooms and a new office for the administration only required minor details before completion. The new classrooms are much larger, with lots of natural light and high ceilings to provide the much-needed ventilation with all the heat.

Mid-March Elly and Rob had two important meetings to evaluate the high school project, one with the high school transparency committee and another with the larger community of El Pital. Both meetings were incredibly informative and generated new ideas to improve the current process and better involve and inform the community.

The community meeting was also an exciting opportunity for Elly and Rob to introduce themselves to the community and facilitate more open communication between the director and the larger community. They look forward to collaboratively implementing the ideas generated by the community throughout the second phase. The second Phase will be breaking ground within the first few weeks of April.

Getting Our Feet Wet

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 18:23:25 -0400

After six months of planning, we (Rob and Elly) finally arrived in Honduras. The minute we stepped off the plane we’ve had a plethora of resources being offered to us from many like-minded individuals working in the River Valley. This has made our transition much easier.

While getting our feet wet, we decided to rent a small room in the nearby city of La Ceiba. We are sharing an apartment with a young Honduran couple that just welcomed their first child into the world. We also have two university scholarship recepients living with us whom are from Las Mangas, a neighboring town of El Pital.

Anxious to complete the Un Mundo building, we spent the first few weeks running around the city going from one hardware store to the next looking for the best prices for all the materials needed. La Ceiba has very few street signs or addresses so finding specific stores also turned into an orienteering mission, but it was a good way to be acquinted with the city.

Amongst the chaos of being in transition, we have still managed to find a little down time to take a swim in the river and make friends in El Pital or go to the mall and watch a movie while in La Ceiba.

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High School — Phase 1 Completion

Getting Our Feet Wet