We woke up this morning after a very restful sleep. Breakfast at the hotel was awesome: eggs, fresh papaya and pineapple, bread, pastries, fresh orange juice, and Jerry had four cups of the best coffee he has ever had in his whole life! My husband is a coffee drinker, and he was in coffee heaven today. It was great to see him so happy over a cuppa joe!
Then our agency rep took us to the government offices to meet the psychologist and social worker who were going to interview us. We were there from about 9:00 to about 12:30, meeting individually with each of them, along with a translator. They asked us questions about all periods of our life, and even though their questions were very direct, and it is unusual to spend that much time just talking about yourself, they were very kind as well. All in all, I enjoyed it. It was not stressful at all, which was a big relief. Ileana had told us not to worry about it, but of course you can't help but be a little n edge, but honedtly there was no need, and that was obvious from the very beginning of the interviews. We were just talking and laughing and having a nice conversation. Just unusual, as I said, because the conversation was all about me.
After that, we headed back to the hotel for a quick change, then Ileana drove us to Valle de Angeles, a very cute traditional town about forty minutes from Tegucigalpa. The views were even more breathtaking from what we have in the city, and the pace was much more relaxed and peaceful. We had a very delicious lunch at a traditional Honduran restaurant. I am so surprised that there aren't any Honduran restaurants back home. The food is really really tasty. Similar to Mexican, but at the same time slightly different. I had grilled fish with fried potatoes and salad and the best fresh lemonade in the world. I am not kidding -- it was so so so tasty. Jerry had grilled shrimp. We are eating very well on this trip!! We also learned today that Honduras is the largest coffee exporter in the Americas, and I think their coffee is rated the highest quality too. I'm sure Jerry would agree. Their other top exports are bananas and shrimp and also a fair bit of tilapia. Information curteous of Ileana. After lunch, we strolled around town and did a bit of souvenir shopping. I am not a big shopper, but I could have bought a lot here. Very nice and beautiful things. But of course we are limited in what we can bring back with us on the plane, so we just bought a little bit. It was a great little trip -- I definitely could spend more time in this cute little town.
After shopping, we stopped for some more coffee (I had a pina colada frozen drink), and then drove back to the city. We met a Canadian couple here at our hotel that just today finalized the adoption of a darling little boy. They of course were super excited to be able to head back home, and I know at some point we will be at that stage too! We've also met a Spanish couple that is on their first trip as well, just meeting their adorable little girl.
We skyped home again and heard about the boys' antics today. Apparently there is a lot of wheeling dealing going on; can't say I'm too surprised!
Hey, it's almost time for dinner (we are definitely not going to go hungry around here), so I better end for the day. Tomorrow we take our psychological tests, which like the interviews we had today are very similar to what we have already been through at home, but are required to do again. Just part of the process. We also get to meet our little boy tomorrow afternoon. It is so exciting to contemplate. We packed a bunch of toys and stuff to play with when we meet him, so hopefully something we packed will hit home!