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Friday, December 25, 2009

Merry Christmas and Peace on Earth...and Honduras

It's Christmas Eve, 2009. Last year at this time, I was on the beautiful island of Kauai with my son and his wife and my 3 beautiful grandsons. Seems like yesterday. On Christmas Day this year, I'll have to be satisfied with seeing them all via Skype. Coordinating the time difference might be tricky but we'll manage.

Things are quiet here in Honduras. The last word I heard about Citizen Zelaya was that he had resolved to spend his Christmas in the Brazilian embassy. It's anyone's guess just how much longer he'll be there. I must say it's been really nice the last couple of weeks...no demonstrations, no announcements from Citizen Zelaya...the quiet is wonderful. I'm sure we'll hear more from him, most likely before the inauguration on January 27th. Surely he will have something to say that he wants the news to spread around. I'm just enjoying the peace and quiet here in Tegucigalpa.

Sadly, the crime in Tegucigalpa and for Embassy employees is on the rise. In 2 different instances, 3 embassy employees were victims of armed robberies, all for a cell phone. One of the victims, a petite female, actually fought for her life. She refused their demands for her to get in her car, knowing that could mean certain death. Seriously. We don't advocate fighting back...give them what they want. But she felt her life was in danger and she did what she could. I hugged her today and told her how sorry I was that she had such an awful experience.

For all those who visit my blog, I wish you a Merry Christmas to those that that greeting applies and a wonderful holiday season to those who celebrate their own religious holidays. I hope that 2010 is a year full of terrific surprises for everyone. I know I'm looking forward to it!

A special Merry Christmas to all my family, living so far from me...I miss you and love you all so much.

5 comments:

Yellow Flower said...

Merry Christmas Debi!

Cyndi

Debi said...

Merry Christmas Cyndi! I've enjoyed your comments this year. I hope to see more in 2010!

Debi

Yellow Flower said...

Hi Debi!

I just passed my OA today! I have my fingers crossed that the next few months will fly by...and then the adventure begins!! :-)

Debi said...

CONGRATULATIONS!!! One of my toughest 'interviews' ever! I hated the proofreading part...never doubted myself so much! But in the end, the lady said I scored higher than anyone she'd seen in over 5 years! Keep me posted on your progress!! Go celebrate!!

Debi said...

Onita...Best wishes for a terrific 2010!