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".
Remember our car window that was broken out? Well it STILL isn't fixed. We have had the pleasure of visiting many auto parts stores and what an experience it has been. I usually have the car during the day (taking the kids/picking them up etc) so on several occasions I have had to get Jose at lunch and a Honduran coworker that is going to help us and we have to go here, there etc. Every day it's a different story. This store doesn't have it but they can get it by this date, then we go there on that date and they tell us to go to this other store and then that store is closed so we go back the next day and then they tell us that they can't get it but this store can so we go to that store and they have to order it and it will be here this date and then on that date it comes and it's the wrong window and so they have to order the right window and then we go to pick it up on that date and the place is closed etc etc.... you get the picture... The good news is that we GOT the window this morning! It looks right and just maybe we will get it put in today!! I am hopeful!
The fun thing is that i've had the opportunity to experience the auto parts stores. You would not believe it! They have just about everything you can think of! Seat belts, steering wheels, headlights, hubcaps, rear view mirrors, and the list goes on and on and on. The one place we actually got to drive in to was oh maybe 3 acres and they had everything so organized! All by type of part. The parts were arranged in containers all over the place. The containers were Truck Beds! No truck - just the bed of the truck, no axle or anything else. I tried to get some pics but they just don't do it justice. There are also seats, doors, etc all lying around too. Kinda like a junk yard but a little different. And of course there were chickens wondering around........
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