The first week of April meant a lot of studying for our 27 students, because the first midterms were on the agenda. Our educators and the teacher spent every afternoon preparing them for their exams so that we could joyfully collect their grades. Together, they have an average of 5,3, the best reached a 5,7 and nobody went below 4,5. We’re very pleased by these results, which represent the fruits of our daily work and reassure us of the fact that every child is on the right track to fulfill their dreams.
Furthermore, Easter week was just around the corner. In Honduras, this is an intense religious week on the one hand, as well as a tradition of going to the seaside and celebrating on the other. Many people lose control, which makes the situation here in Honduras even more dangerous and unpredictable than it already is. In order for our children to avoid those circumstances, we were granted a week of relaxing holidays at a Finca in Santa Rosa de Copan. Although the house is very small, up to 8 children have to share a room and the water is very cold, the children enjoy it a lot. They feel free and spend the whole day in the woods and in the water. This time they collected lots of wood from the coffee bushes, so that we could take a huge provision to San Pedro Sula for our outdoor kitchen.
Moreover, the kids picked green bananas, peeled them and then ate tasty “Tajadas de Platano”, similar to potato chips. It was the first time they cooked on their own and they had great fun doing so. Here, at the home, we’re currently setting up a hydroponics plantation, as well as planning to cultivate fish. We already savored our first salad. In order to be able to eat the Tilapias, we’re going to have to wait for another couple of months. The idea is for the kids to learn how to plant their own vegetables since Honduras is a highly fertile country. Unfortunately, people here rarely make use of that condition. At the same time, they learn to take on responsibility for plants and animals and to foster and water them.