A lot has happened since my last post, so I guess it's time for an update! 
I spent Christmas in La Paz with some extended family.  I won't go into a lot of details but you can look at my facebook pictures if you're interested.  It involved a lot of good food (including a GIANT pig leg that we carried on the bus with us), good company, and lots of fireworks at midnight.  

Then, Sam came to visit!  I tried to show him all the places I normally go like the Centro, Villa Olimpica, the campo where I run, the mall, the school where I work, etc.  We also took a little 3-day road trip to the beach in Tela, where it rained a lot but had the best views ever.  New Years took place during the time he was here, so we both got to ring in the new year Honduran style.  For my family this meant having the La Paz family over to our house, eating dinner at 11:00pm, eating plato tipicos (beans, dry cheese, chismol, avocodos, 2 kinds of meat and tortillas), and burning the "old man 2011" (basically a scarecrow stuffed with rockets and fireworks) to the ground at midnight.  Kids do this on just about every street corner, and I found it both entertaining and terrifying. It was a bit sad to say goodbye to Sam on the 5th, but all in all I don't think the week could have gone any better. 

 And finally, tomorrow I head to Guatemala for a week-long messo-america retreat! I can't wait to see my Honduras team again, as well as all the MCCers in Central America.   I don't really know what to expect, but I'm hoping it will be a fun and eye-opening experience.  Starting at 6am I have a 14 hour bus ride ahead of me... your prayers for safe travels and good health are appreciated. 

Again, thank you for all the support-- via email, facebook, and snail mail.  It means a lot. 
Feliz ano nuevo. :)