Normal in Honduras

On Sunday we watched ET with all the girls. Today, I realized I’m beginning to understand how he feels.

A few of the other volunteers, who have been here for six months, were talking about how seeing the new volunteers come in has made them realize how far they have come. One girl, Caroline, said something along the lines of “being in Honduras just feels normal now.”

That is really what it all comes down to. It is almost like a dream where you are back in high school, and you show up to the school assembly. Naked. And everyone is staring at you, but you can’t speak.

Well, okay maybe it is not as bad as being naked in a crowd. Still, most of the time you sort of feel like you’re an alien. That being in Honduras doesn’t feel normal at all. Everything is new, and you have to figure it all out. Just like ET.

I just have to accept that I am going to feel like this for a while, and when the next group comes in July, I am going to be the one who feels normal in Honduras.