Leaf Cooking Classes in Belin

Chepe's wife, Paula, has been diagnosed with early onset diabetes. We talked about it a couple of weeks ago and agreed to go to her house to show her how to cook green leaves in different ways. She and Chepe organized a number of neighbouring women to come as well. We had 12 women of various ages. Yeni, Maricella and I cooked up 6 different types of leaves, made green, Moringa powder tortillas, made peanut butter and peanut butter/banana milkshakes. All of the recipes were well received. Phew.

Adding Moringa Powder to Masa for Tortillas

Making Green Tortillas

Taste testing Moringa powder

Rocket Stove ... roasting peanuts for peanut butter

Yeni showing the various leaves

Parade

Sunday was Independence Day in Honduras. In honour of that day scores of towns and cities held parades ... some starting on Saturday. Sunday morning was the time for all of the private (non-public in our case) schools to march through town. We were to be in place by 7 a.m. for a 7.30 start. By 8.45 we were underway.

 

First leg ... still looking fresh

Stalled again - the church in the background

Last leg - 20 metres to go

Acknowledging the flag by the reviewing stand

Almost done - Phew

As each school passed the review stand, they were heralded by a pair of 'play-by-play' announcers who took their job very seriously. A few of the schools thought that this was the time they were to put on 20 minute performances. Thus, for the rest of us, the parade consisted of standing, sliding forward 50 metres, standing and so forth. It only took four hours for us to traverse the 9 blocks to the review stand. These are Santa Cruz blocks which are about 1/3 the size of a Canadian city block.

I should have had a hat. Today I look a bit like a semaphore.

The good news though was that almost 200 students showed up to march so we were the largest contingent. As well, because we took so long, many people who were waiting for other schools or just watching got to see our school for the first time.

This morning, the staff were looking through some of the pictures. My turn will come in a little bit and I will let you see a few as well.

TTYL

BB

Children's Day

Yesterday we celebrated children's day at the school. Lots of students and lots of children ... a number of our students are young mothers or, in one case, a brother who must care for his younger sibling while his mother works.

Pinata destruction time. 

Yeni and her daughter Ady. Serve the cake please ... don't eat it.

Not everyone enjoyed every activity.

Someone has to say no to those sometimes. Don't envy them.

Staff filling the pinatas ... we really do have a happy workplace.