Goodbye Orica, Hello Siguatepeque!

Today is the final day we spent in Orica. We had our last breakfast at 7am and headed back down to the park at 8am to finish painting the last few fences and distributing as much sand as possible at the base of the playground so that it was at least safe for the kids until we can come back. We were able to get what we needed by 10am and headed back to the house to load up the bus and say our goodbyes to our great friends here in Orica.

As we loaded up the schoolbus with all of our luggage, we made our rounds with the people who came to say goodbye to us. Its hard to believe that we were able to build such strong relationships with these people in such a short time when most of us don't even speak the same language as eachother. These people have really have touched my heart and I cannot wait to return to this place next year. We got on the bus and headed out of town to head to Siguatepeque. It was hard to see some of those faces, especially those of the children, as we left until we see them again next year.

We got on the road and reached Siguatepeque approximately 6 hours later after a short lunch in Tegucigualpa. Definitely a much more developed city than Orica. From what we are told, the approximate population here is 80,000 opposed to the 6-8,000 in Orica. The roads are paved rather than dirt and there are street lights and consistent traffic with stop lights. Things we havent seen for a while.

We arrived at the camp that we are staying at. It's amazing! Definitely not a place I expected to find in Honduras. Were set up on top of a hill that overlooks the city of Siguatepeque. There are multiple showers, you can flush toilet paper down the toilet, and you can even brush your teeth with the faucet water! We can all tell you the details and show you pictures when we return, but for now I will just let you know that the difference is night and day but I wouldnt change a thing about our time in Orica