Just an update.....

So the hurricane came and went without leaving much of a mark. Besides a stormy and windy night, and the electricity being turned off, there wasn't much change. The weather has been a little bit more bearable though, less humid and a little more windy, although I'm thinking that won't last long. And if you can believe it I actually got goosebumps for the very first time in Honduras on Tuesday night!!! We went back to work today, which is good because Sara and I were getting a little bit bored being stranded at the house. But we did only work two days this week, nothing I can complain about!


I didn't get a chance to tell you guys about our experience with our "1 week roommate." James, another American teacher from Connecticut, who was supposed to join us for the rest of the year as a roommate, and he was going to teach junior high and high school. He arrived last Monday, and Sara and I already started to question whether or not he was going to end up staying the whole year. He started work last Thursday, and after only 2 days of work, he was already talking about possibly taking another job in Nicaragua. We all went out to dinner last Friday night, and after some talking, he informed us that he was about 90% sure he was not going to stay in Tela. Sara and I said we understood, he had wanted to live and work in a smaller, more remote type of village, and Tela was not what he had expected. We encouraged him to tell Vanessa and the school sooner rather than later, as he would be leaving them in a tough position of having to find another teacher to replace him on such short notice. And unfortunately teachers here as I've said, are very hard to find, qualified ones anyways. He assured us that he would let them know by Monday, and wasn't thinking of leaving until Tuesday at the earliest.
So after dinner, we all agreed we were too tired to go out, and decided to head back home, Sara and I on our bikes, and James said he would hail a cab, and then meet us at home. When we arrived at home we were surprised to see that James wasn't there yet, but didn't think twice about it, thinking he probably just stopped to get a drink somewhere. However, when a few hours turned into 5pm the following day, and we hadn't heard from him, we began to worry that something bad had happened to him. He hadn't been in Tela for very long, and he was by himself, so we decided to call Vanessa and let her know the situation. She was just as concerned as us, afraid that he could have possibly been robbed or seriously hurt. Just when she was about to call the police, James comes walking into the house. We were so relieved to see him, and just so happy that he was ok. Apparently he just stayed out all night at a local club, he didn't really elaborate much, and just went into his room. Sara and I asked him if he wanted to join us on Sunday, we were planning to take a day trip to San Pedro Sula. He said that he was really tired, and that he would just see us later, when we got back. Then on Sunday, when Sara and I arrived back home after our trip, we walked into the house only to find that he had left a note. The note basically said that he had already left for Nicaragua, and that he had left some things in his room that we could donate. There was no explanation at all. We called Vanessa, and apparently, he hadn't even called her to let her know that he was leaving. She didn't even know he was thinking of leaving! That jerk left Sara and I to tell the school and explain to everyone why he left! He didn't even have the decency to explain to them why he was leaving or at the very least, leave a note for them! I can't even begin to comprehend what would drive a 26 year old adult to do something so selfish and irresponsible!!! On top of that, he had the nerve to leave his room a complete mess! There were dirty towels, socks, clothes, shoes, and bedsheets all over the room. There were even random unopened bottles of toiletries and a empty duffel bag! Anyways, the saddest part is really, the students he left behind. I found out today that the only "teachers" they could find to take over his classes were 2 high school graduates from last year. High School only goes until 11th grade so these "teachers" are only 17/18 years old!!! Can you believe 17 year olds teaching junior high and high school???!!!! So this is all we're left with to remember our very irresponsible, inconsiderate, and very odd roommate by.....