Today started a bit more unusual than most days, at 6am sharp we awoke to the sound of numerous gun shots that seemed a bit close for our comfort. It wasn't the first time we had heard gun shots in our area; however still a bit unnerving. Naturally, I did the stupid man thing and went out on the balcony to see what was going on...

My back may be the best one to explain the happenings of today; however, I think it is too sore to talk! Today was a work day! We arrived at the village to the normal welcoming of the niños, and the ladies jumped into the programming, while the men almost immediately jumped into work projects. The first project was to build a cement step/platform, for the bottom of the stairs leading to the school, from the road. Seemed easy enough, until...

My alarm went off this morning and I was tired, sore, and ready to wake up back in Napa. It was only day 3, but yesterday wore me out. Nevertheless, we rolled out of bed to go grab a bite to eat and head back up to the village. If I'm honest, for most of the 45 minute drive up to the Village I was fighting feelings of wishing for the comforts of home. However, as we turned the final corner before arriving at the village we were welcomed by 60+ kids waiting on the road, excited to have us back...

Today we got to meet the people of the Village "La Germania 1" which we will be working in all week. The community is largely if not completely comprised of coffee farmers who rely on coffee as their means of income. They are a people group who very rarely will leave their village (which is roughly 40 minutes from the heart of the city of Siguatepeque where we are staying). Their livelihood is living off of the land. They lack running water, as well as electricity. Primitive may be an understatement...

Well, we made it! It was a long and tiring travel day, but after a red-eye flight from SFO, a 4 hour layover in Houston from 3:30am - 7:30am, to a 4+ hour drive across Honduras with one of the greatest drivers I've ever been in a car with, we made it! Overall, it was a really smooth journey; however, I don't think anyone of us expected it to take roughly 21+ straight hours of travel time. The first thing that we all noticed about Honduras is that it is stinking hot and humid! Waiting in line at immigration in a window-less room with roughly 400 of our newest Honduran friends...