As many of you know, there was a major fire at the jail in the town where we live (you can read about it in the link above). The newspapers share conflicting information of what caused the fire but what is consistent is that hundreds of people died in there and a few hundred inmates have escaped. The story is tragic either way you look at it. We drive by this prison several times a day and even today you can see family members standing at the gates waiting for answers. You can read the earlier articles which show the police having to spray tear gasses at the crowds and shooting in to the air. What a mess. They are so corrupt and unorganized in this country I doubt if the truth will ever be known. The activity duty (American) military is not currently allowed to travel off the base and in to the town of Comayagua. I suppose it's because of the fear of rioting in the town, i'm not really sure. The immediate hours after the incident the whole base was on lock down - they were't letting people on or off of the base. The American and Honduran military members assisted in the aftermath of the fire and on the first day the Honduran military protecting the base didn't even have any weapons as they had let the Policea in town "borrow" them... how crazy is that? Last Thursday Jordan & Everett's school asked all of the families to send sack lunches to school to help to feed the families that were waiting outside the gates. A friend of mine lives in another neighborhood in town and her security guard told her that he had seen two men running through the neighborhood in nothing but underwear at 2am the night of the fire. A little frightening.... The Policea are positioned on many of the main corners in the town to make people feel better I guess - although they are known to be very crooked and corrupt themselves.
On a lighter note.... I have started taking Spanish class on the base. I love it. I go 4 days a week for 4 weeks in the evenings. I'm really learning a lot and it feels good! So much to learn though.... I had a test last night which the boys thought was cool - Jordan made me a sign for when I got back home congratulating me on the "good work".



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