Copan Ruinas, Honduras-my home stay

My family stay in Copan Ruinas, Honduras

After the fiasco at the border, I was ready to relax in Honduras and start my studies.  But first, let me tell you a little about the family with whom I would live for the week.  I had checked in with them the day before.

I had been in Copan Ruinas 2 years earlier and enjoyed my homestay with a Honduran family.  I asked the school “ Ixbalanque” to assign me to the same family.  The family was headed by a very nice woman by the name of “Ruth”.  She was a widow and somewhere in her 60’s.  The maid that lived in the house was named Trinni and she was the same maid from my previous stay.

I had been met at the bus station by Kathy, one of the owners of Ixbalanque. I told her I could find my own way to the house, but she insisted in putting me in a golf cart taxi which, because of the narrow streets,  is the method of transportation in Copan Ruinas.

 When I knocked on the door, Trinni took a look at me and then recognized me and gave me a big hug.  She  went to tell Ruth I had returned.  Ruth gave me a hug and we sat down and chatted for a few minutes before dinner.

My room was very similar to the one I had before:  a single bed, private bath and the room opened out to the courtyard.  Just fine for me.  Here are some photos to give you an idea of my accomodations:

During dinner we had a chance to get reacquainted and get caught up on each other’s life.  It is hard to explain how you can be caught up in a very busy life in the United States and then just a day later be living in a small Honduran town in the Copan valley.  Life was good.

Steve Barrymore ssb11@prodigy.net

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Next-starting classes in the Ixbalanque Spanish School in Copan Ruinas

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