Mi Cumpleaños!

Hola amigos. This week we only had 2 days of class due to Honduras independence day on the 15th. On Wednesday, for independence day, we went to go watch the parades down in the stadium. Apparently they start at like 6 in the morning and go ALL day. Only different schools in Honduras march in the parades. It was very fun to watch and VERY warm outside. The stadium was way packed.

The next day was my birthday! I was woken up at roughly 6a.m. by my host-mom opening up my door wishing me a happy birthday with a huge smile! Around noon my buddy Elvis got us into some sweet country club for the day because his dad is a member. There was a POOL! We swam, played soccer, ate awesome food and relaxed for most of the day.

That night Elvis, Ben and Catherine came over to my house for my birthday dinner. My whole extended family was here and we ate a ton of really really good Honduran food. After Dinner we ate cake and everyone sang happy birthday to me. They sang like 5 different songs and then I blew out the candles. Immediately after blowing out the candles my oldest brother Jimi smashed an egg on my head. It's a tradition in Honduras apparently. That and the birthday boy or girl has to take the first bite of cake before anyone cuts it, and someone pushes their face into the cake. You may be thinking, that's mean. hahaha it was suuuuuper funny and we all laughed and had a great time. Oh, and dad, I brought out the Fish coozies. They were astounded.