A Dream Come True
Our routine established we rose from our beds early to greet another hot and humid day in Honduras. However, unlike other days, this one brought not only excitement but also a little sadness; along with a tremendous sense of accomplishment. Today would be our last day with Julio, Alma, Ernesto, Digna and Elias, as well as the rest of the Santa Cruz team. What a short time ago did we start this project with much enthusiasm and now it seems odd to be leaving. We have grown attached to our mason Julio, our home owner Alma and our house in downtown Santa Cruz. It is almost unbelievable that in a little more than a week we have built the majority of a house.
We started the trip as twelve strangers, with vastly different experiences and abilities but with a common goal and the rough foundation of a home. We will leave Santa Cruz as twelve friends with a common accomplishment, a built house, and a well earned vacation. We built much more then a house of the course of the trip; we built many friendships and a new future for Alma and her son, Nestor.What better way to start a vacation then with friends and a lively and emotional send off? After a morning of last minute exploration of Santa Cruz, one final mezcla dance, the last bit of brick laying and a popsicle run we were honoured to attend the delightful dedication ceremony. Along with Julio, Louis, Elias, Ernesto, Digna and the Vice President of Habitat for Humanity Honduras we officially welcomed Alma and Nestor to their new home. In a very emotional ceremony we were thanked for our hard work and welcomed to the Santa Cruz family. After some very touching speeches expressing gratitude for our help by Alma and others David C summed up our feelings with his Touque del Maestro. The song conveyed our feelings of satisfaction, happiness, pride and friendship that were a part of every block that was laid.
Unfortunately our party had just started-with Tamales and a live band featuring a Marimba -when a storm hit the city. While God may been baptizing the house, the roads certainly weren’t blessed. Due a downed power line traffic was severely backed up; a two lane highway suddenly became five lanes! Thankfully Rolando was able to navigate the insanity and safely delivered us back to the hotel for our last night at Agua Azul. Our task completed, we say adios to Santa Cruz and look forward to our adventures in Copan.
Corrine
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