Dia del Independencia de Honduras

Did you know that many Central American countries celebrate today for their independence? Well, it was an amazing 2 days full of activities and fun. Yesterday, my class had a celebration and did a beautiful presentation for the first grade class.

The kindergarten class dancing in Honduras dress:


My kids were patriotic and wore blue and white.


This morning started out at 9 am when my friend, Jorge, picked me and 2 of my friends up. We drove past the Resistencia, which is the group of people against the current government. They were planning a demonstration march today to downtown. Lots of roads were closed and we finally got to Expresso Americano, a nice coffee shop and dropped my friends off. Then, Jorge and I dropped the car off at his house and walked 4 blocks to the parades. The sun was out, the marching bands were playing, the cheerleaders were dancing, the smell of food was in the air... (I think you get the picture) it was a beautiful day. In Tegucigalpa and other parts of Honduras, this parade involves high schoolers from public and private schools. There were over 40 of them!! They all marched down the main street and ended up at the soccer stadium. There were thousands of people lined along the roads and in the stadium. We saw parachuters and planes fly over us.

The parade


The parachuters


The stadium


Please pray for the country and for peace and wisdom for the government. Happy birthday Honduras!