Bloom: The word of 2018

It sure has been a busy month, May has flown by!
First off, almost two weeks ago I got to go on a trip to La Mosquitia, Honduras. It is a large area on the north east coast and has many wilderness areas. It has the lowest population of the departments in Honduras. It is mostly known because many illegal drugs are trafficked through this area. It is home to the Miskito people, who are indigenous people living in both Honduras and Nicaragua. They speak the Miskito language and many of them also speak Spanish. It was cool to see a different culture here in Honduras and I quickly loved being around many of these precious children, missionary and Miskito children alike.

It certainly was different than being in Tegucigalpa! I certainly have become a bit of city girl. The missionaries there are truly rockstars! So I began by getting into a little plane, although it wasn't as little as I had feared. There were about 18 people on our plane. I got some beautiful pictures once up in the air.

Tegucigalpa as we flew off

I never tire of these mountains 

On the plane, clearly time for everyone to take selfies

Some more of Tegucigalpa, my home

my little window

You can only arrive to La Mosquitia by plane or in a boat. The runway there is gravel which was a new experience. Want to see what it was like to land there? Check this out. 

When we arrived on Friday we had the privilege of meeting with some missionary friends and getting to eat some food with them at a Chinese restaurant. Restaurants are a bit more rare there than here, I definitely didn't see any Wendy's and McDonald's. On Saturday was our big day. Marcy worked with the adults on Cultural adjustment, change, loss and grief, and many other things. Kat and I got to take care of the missionary kids. We hit home our theme of belonging and got to play games and make crafts with the kids during that whole day. On Sunday, we made visits to several different missionaries. We got to see the hospital and took a bed to child who was very sick. We traveled in the backs of vehicles on the dirt roads. It was definitely hot, but still great. 

We also got to visit a missionary at the children's home where they worked. It was a lot of fun to play with the kids for the afternoon. It was interesting to hear the mix of Miskito and Spanish. These precious girls were showing me some cats they had found. 

Then Monday morning we flew home once again! Overall it was a great trip. I don't have any deep revelations from this time, but it was a great experience and I loved seeing this new side of Honduras.