Week 1: Recap

So much has happened this week, but I will try to keep it down to the most interesting parts. It's for your own good.

MONDAY: I flew into San Pedro Sula through Atlanta, which is actually a beautiful airport. And huge! It has five concourses, and, unlike at DIA, you can walk between all five if you so choose. Only about a mile between the terminal and Concourse E! I took the train. My flight from Atlanta actually had to make an emergency landing in New Orleans due to a sick passenger, so I got into SAP about an hour-and-a-half later than expected. Still, my very patient driver David was right in front of Wendy's waiting for me, and after a nice drive we arrived in Copan Ruinas at about 4:30pm.

TUESDAY: I spent most of Tuesday making arrangements for my research with the help of Serafin (one of the dibujantes at the CRIA, and a member of the Ch'orti' community in Azacualpa in Ocotepeque) and CONIMCHH (Consejo Nacional Indigena Maya Ch'orti' de Honduras). The talk of the day was the possibility that Hillary Clinton, who was in Honduras for the OEA conference, would be coming to see the ruins. A loud helicopter buzzed over town later that afternoon (there's apparently a landing pad by the sculpture museum), but the dignitaries on board did not include our Secretary of State. At least that's what I heard.

I'm going to stop there for now. The big soccer game between the USA and Honduras is on, and I'm going to go check it out! Would it be treacherous to root for Honduras?

Let me know what's going on!
Alyce