New Year's Resolutions

1. Blog More
I’m not exactly getting off to a great start here, seeing as my first entry of the New Year is being posted in March. I really do want to write on the blog more, it’s just hard to get started after so long. It’s always tough to sum up my life here and even more so after several months of not writing. But here goes.

2. Read More
During my family’s visit to Honduras I enjoyed a vacation that was both busy and relaxing. Each of us finished multiple books on the trip, and I had a great time reading and talking about the books. So far I have finished The Omnivore’s Dilemma and Bel Canto. I’m almost done with Confessions of an Economic Hitman, which is told in brief reviews of the political histories of various countries. It is about real life conspiracies and government and corporate corruption. It’s fascinating, mostly because I’m surprised to learn how little I know about the history of international politics.

3. Be Healthier
This is actually going quite well. I have stopped eating lunch at the school because it was always way to filling, and often greasy. This means I’m eating a lot less meat, which has been a nice change for me. There are also a lot more students at the school right now, and I feel good that my portion of food will go to those who need it and appreciate it more than I do.

I have also been having severe allergy problems for the last few months and have concluded that it is due to the mold and lack of ventilation in my house. Sometime in April I will be moving to a smaller, nicer place in the town center. My new place won’t have an oven, so I am making a lot of cookies while I still can.

4. Travel
I don’t have any specific travel plans yet, but I do want to take better advantage of living abroad. I still haven’t traveled to most of Honduras, so little by little I hope to accomplish this resolution.