mtr1979
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I was recently in Honduras for seven days and it was different than I expected. Everyone was worried about me telling me not to go because the State Department has labeled it at level 3.
I flew into the airport in Comayagua then spent a couple of days in Tela then drove to Tegucigalpa and spent a few days there.
Honduras is a very beautiful country. It has many natural resources and the people are very nice. The people were really chill I didn't expect this. Where I live all the Latinos are people from Mexico and their culture is completely different. It seems more closed off to outsiders. Maybe I'm wrong about this?
I wasn't just in tourist areas I actually walked on the streets of Tegucigalpa. I went days without hearing people speak English.
The traffic was the biggest challenge. I don't know the percentage, but many cars had body damage. People also use their horns a lot, but it isn't from road rage like it is in the US.
The vibe was completely different in Honduras. I wasn't stressing about things. Even in traffic I was like whatever. As cliche as it sounds I felt less connected to the Matrix. I also wasn't bombarded with news telling me what to think.
Life is way harder in Honduras. For example in the neighborhood Colonial San José de la Vega they only have water 2 days a week. They have to fill up there systerns or 55 gallon barrels up with water to make it through the week they also can't send toilet paper down the drains. Despite all of this the people seem happier.
I also noticed the food was different. I was eating smaller portions yet I felt satiated.
I know it isn't all sunshine and rainbows. Everyone will say, "if Honduras is so great then why do they all want to live here"? I don't have a scholarly answer for that maybe the experts can enlighten me?
I flew into the airport in Comayagua then spent a couple of days in Tela then drove to Tegucigalpa and spent a few days there.
Honduras is a very beautiful country. It has many natural resources and the people are very nice. The people were really chill I didn't expect this. Where I live all the Latinos are people from Mexico and their culture is completely different. It seems more closed off to outsiders. Maybe I'm wrong about this?
I wasn't just in tourist areas I actually walked on the streets of Tegucigalpa. I went days without hearing people speak English.
The traffic was the biggest challenge. I don't know the percentage, but many cars had body damage. People also use their horns a lot, but it isn't from road rage like it is in the US.
The vibe was completely different in Honduras. I wasn't stressing about things. Even in traffic I was like whatever. As cliche as it sounds I felt less connected to the Matrix. I also wasn't bombarded with news telling me what to think.
Life is way harder in Honduras. For example in the neighborhood Colonial San José de la Vega they only have water 2 days a week. They have to fill up there systerns or 55 gallon barrels up with water to make it through the week they also can't send toilet paper down the drains. Despite all of this the people seem happier.
I also noticed the food was different. I was eating smaller portions yet I felt satiated.
I know it isn't all sunshine and rainbows. Everyone will say, "if Honduras is so great then why do they all want to live here"? I don't have a scholarly answer for that maybe the experts can enlighten me?
