Honduran Snow Day

One of the most exciting times when you are kid is going to bed hoping it will snow while you’re sleeping and school will be canceled the next day.  The night is filled with anticipation, and the next day without school is always so much fun.

Lucy's last snow day. We were in Charlotte, about to leave for Costa Rica. February '07

Well we don’t have snow here in Honduras, but we still have our version of snow days.  Let me explain.

This afternoon, our exiled, former President Zelaya popped up in the capital city.  Hiding in the Brazilian embassy, he has rallied supporters and wants to talk.  The new government has responded like they have all through this process, with curfews.  As a move to hopefully stop protests and curb violence, the government instituted a 4 pm curfew this afternoon to run through the night.  Pretty standard, weren’t planning on going anywhere at 3 am anyway.

Well here is where the snow day comes in.  We just found out that the curfew has been extended for the whole day tomorrow.  Honduran snow day.  No school.  No work.  No errands.  No morning family time.  No afternoon Kids Club in Armenia.  And to make it worse, no fresh snow to play in.

As it has been through this whole process, we are perfectly safe and will continue to abide by all curfews.