Ironically, right after I got back from posting that last entry about the animal noises, my host family greeted me with the news that one of the cats had given birth to a litter of 5 gatitos. It was raining that evening, so we weren’t able to see them, but they were wailing all night. It kept us all up, to the point where I got out my camera in the middle of the night to document the racket.
I did go outside to see them the next day, and they were precious in a sort of rat-like way (1-day-old animals aren’t the cutest). Unfortunately, things haven’t been going so well since then. Apparently the mom wants nothing to do with them, and although Paco has been trying to feed them milk with a dropper, 3 have died since Thursday. I hope the other 2 make it, but I’m not optimistic. I wish I could think of a better solution, but I’m leaving next week and can’t really do much to care for them.
Apart from the gatitos, I had a busy weekend. Paco took me and another aspirante to Teguz on Saturday to look at guitars at a music store. He plays in a band here, and I actually learned one of their songs on bass and piano last week. They really want me to play a few songs with them (preferably on drums if we can fix our neighbors’ set), but I’m only here for 3.5 weeks, so there isn’t really enough time. They have been pestering me to sing so they can play American songs, and I could probably do it, but it’d take a lot of guts to sing in front of a crowd as the only gringa in a Honduran band!
Anyway, we looked at a bunch of guitars, but they only had one cheap one in stock, so I’ll have to go back later to buy one. I also really want to buy a new baseball glove… for those that don’t know, mine was stolen at Boys & Girls Club last summer, and I never replaced it. As much as I’m going to try to like soccer here, I’d feel better getting involved with a baseball team.
Yesterday I went with a group to La Tigra, a nearby national park, and we hiked there for about 6 hours. It was a really tough hike, with gorgeous mountain views and jungle. We hiked up to a waterfall, which was really tall but didn’t have much water flowing. I put the pictures on Picasa.
When I got back, my house was full of extended family and neighbors, and I was so exhausted that I barely made it through the obligatory conversation. I just missed the NCAA selection show, but I have been explaining the tournament to my host family. It’s going to take a lot of self-control not to get sucked into watching all the games (I’m doing Peace Corps … just because I get CBS doesn’t mean I should be watching it).
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