Novio!

I had the privilege of having my boyfriend Isaac come visit me in Honduras, and we had a wonderful time. We spent the weekend at Lago Yojoa with another Calvin student and her boyfriend who flew with Isaac, which is the biggest (maybe the only?) lake in Honduras. After finding out our reservations didn't quite go through as planned, we found another hotelish place that was directly on the lake. It was beautiful. The next morning we took busses to the waterfall. We decided to pay a guide to take us behind the waterfalls, which was the best decision we could have ever made. We actually walked directly underneath the waterfall, jumped 24 feet off the waterfall, and entered a cave directly underneath the waterfall. It was one of the most dangerous and most exciting things I have ever done! At some points you had to put your head down and breath through your mouth so that water wouldn't enter, and you couldn't see anything because water was pouring down all around you. We also walked some parts all holding hands because we couldn't see anything. I didn't think it was possible to actually go under a waterfall so big, especially without signing anything before hand! Although it was really really scary, it was probably one of the top 5 things I have done in my life and I would do it again in a heartbeat!

On Sunday we headed back and made our way to Nueva Suyapa where Isaac met my "Second" family. We talked and sipped delicious coffee for 4 hours! I translated for Isaac as the Dad told us his opinions about the coo, the government, and poverty. It was such a fun experience for both of us. We laughed a lot, especially when they got out the measuring stick to measure how tall Isaac really is.

We spent a lot of time with my host family, playing soccer, jenga, and watching good old Honduran TV (actually Isaac slept through that). Jimena talked non stop to Isaac and never quite understood that he doesn't understand Spanish. Isaac finally started replying to her in English to confuse her, which made my host brother (who speaks English) into giggles. We also went to classes together, ate Honduran food, and talked a lot. Im so thankful he got to experience a little bit of my life here.

Needless to say, with a whole Honduran family in love with me and then with my boyfriend, and with Phanie living next door, I have a Honduran wedding being planned as we speak :)