Hey all,
I think this may be the best way to keep everyone informed on how things are going in Honduras. I will try and do a better job of posting updates but access to internet will be spotty at best. I will check the blog whenever I get a chance to sit down at a computer so feel free to post messages here. I will be getting a cell phone when I am down there and will post that number on the blog.
Here is a little bit of an itinerary and explanation of what I am trying to accomplish in Honduras
My first two weeks will be a backpacking adventure along the Caribbean coast. I plan to visit Trujillo, La Ceiba, Tela, and Copan before returning to Tegucigalpa to meet Erik (my advisor). Following another week spent in Tegus I will be going out to live in a community in a region called La Moskitia. Not sure what community, just know it will be in the "sticks" and that a canoe trip will be necessary to get in and out of wherever there is. I will get introduced to the community by Erik or one of his counter parts. Then it's just me in the community trying to fit in...I expect it to be awkward. Also, I will be conducting household surveys to better understand land uses, rates of deforestation, land tenure systems and community empowerment. We will be using this research to better understand how to build community empowerment if forest carbon projects are implemented in these areas.
Thats the debrief on why I am going down. I am sure I am leaving a lot of questions unanswered, probably because I don't have those answers yet.
Ok, leaving Flagstaff in one hour! I have twenty things to do and at least 10 to forget.
It kinda feels like cliff diving... one... two... three... holy shiiiii
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good luck!!!
tAKe LuCk Spence!
Best of luck Spencer!! Take care!
Feliz viaje. Que Dios te bendiga.
Happy Early Birthday Spence, I hope you have an awesome time and learn a ton. :)
Cool! That sounds like a really great project. Mucha Suerte!!!!
Awesome Spencer! Thanks for keeping me updated on your life. Miss you tons. Hope it goes well.
Que te vaya bien! A great way to win over the community is to use the following as much as possible whenever they thank you for something...you say "Para servirle a Dios y a la santisima trinidad." You can't go wrong...well, hopefully not. Actually...I am beginning to second guess myself. Use it...and see what happens.
Whoops...this is Laura...the seekingorange comment.
good luck spencer!
Hi Spence, Gail and I will be leaving Munich tomorrow to fly home. I am sure that you have found the people in Honduras to be kind and hospitable. I hope that you are enjoying your amazing adventure.Love Dad
Good luck dude, and take care of yourself. Experience the hell out of these next few months.
I heard on the news about the Tropical Storm Agatha and I looked on Google maps and saw that Tela is on the Gulf side of Honduras. I was hoping that you could send word that everything is OK with you. I was curious to know if the storm hit near you.
May 31 - HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!! Hope you have a wonderful day! I just can't express how much joy and delight you have brought into our lives. Love your smile and your sense of humor!! Thinking about you this morning and the word "genuine"
comes to mind. Talk to you soon!
Best Birthday Wishes Spencer.
Love you, mean it -- Tim and Katey
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