independence day

It’s the 186th anniversary of Honduras’ independence. What does that mean? It means we need to elect a Ms. Independence, naturally! It also means that there are a few parades, cultural nights, and a dance…big events for a small town. I’ll let the pictures tell the rest of the story.


Brayan is just too cute in his flag bearer outfit. Too cute.

Sitting with some of my 6th graders waiting for the cultural events to begin. I'm going to miss them!
The night of the 14th. The grade school & colegio march up the main road at night with homemade torches screaming "Viva Honduras!" (or Viva Cati!, when they passed my house)
Of course, a parade wouldn't be complete without some interference from livestock.

The grade school marched on the morning 14th.
Pomponeras: Cheerleaders
The colegio marched on the 15th. It was supposed to start at 8 am. That means it began at 10.
Who's cuter? The cheerleaders or the poms? It's high school all over again.
The band from the grade school...they were pretty good!