La Verdad en Honduras (The Truth in Honduras)

Yesterday was an eventful day in Honduras. Even my grandmother was calling through the afternoon with comments on the news coming through her television. I knew there would be news happening, and was anxious to be able to sit down and get the scoop sans distractions and kids.

I distracted myself most of the day by spending it at the beach after getting my oldest daughter off to camp. I ended my day by giving myself a headache trying to catch up on the day's events. It's like an edge of your seat - what's going to happen next - drama thriller playing out. The surreal part is that Honduras is my home too and that is where I am trying to get back to. I'm sharing the below video as it is a good explanation in English pulled from here.

If you are looking for the facts and explanations, check out this website, La Verdad en Honduras (The Truth in Honduras), It has copies of the official documents, orders, chronologies of events in Spanish and English. Here is the "About" description of the website:

EL PROPOSITO DE ESTA PAGINA ES INFORMARLE A LA COMUNIDAD INTERNACIONAL LA VERDAD DETRAS DE LOS HECHOS ACONTECIDOS EN NUESTRA HONDURAS EN LOS ULTIMOS DIAS. ESTE ESPACIO NACE DEBIDO A LA CAMPANA DE DESINFORMACION QUE SE A TRANSMITIDO A TRAVES... ENGLISH: (THE PURPOSE OF THIS PAGE IS TO INFORM THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY THE TRUTH BEHIND THE FACTS THAT HAVE OCCURRED IN HONDURAS IN THE MOST RECENT DAYS. THIS SPACE IS BORN DUE TO THE ALARMING DISINFORMATION THAT IS BEING TRANSMITTED…)

Still Defending Honduras

I've been burning the candle on both ends trying to catch up on the daily news of what's going on down in Hondurlandia (Yes, I just made that word up). The pace at which information is released is more than I can keep up with. Having lived there for a few years now and being immersed in the culture through my husband and his family, I can say that I've come to care about the little place and it's people in ways I didn't know I would. True, I often am confused by the people and the culture, but it is what it is and I find myself getting more and more used to things.

I am quite amazed at how all this seems to have brought out a side of Hondurans that I haven't seen before. I am equally confused at the way the US, the UN and media have been interpreting things at times. I'm no political scientist, but I'm guessing that things aren't always what they appear to be - especially when it comes to politics and corruption. I would think that the governing bodies of Honduras must have been privy to some kind of knowledge of the man and what he was up to, to act as they did. Check out the July 2 commentary by Octavio Sánchez, a lawyer, a former presidential adviser (2002-05) and minister of culture (2005-06) of the Republic of Honduras for an overview.

I'm still sitting up here in MN waiting to see how things play out. Anxious to see what kind of 6 degrees people come up with between Michael Jackson and now deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya over at CNN. Really? Sheesh.

On a serious note, I want to get back to my husband and "our life" and this puts a lot of uncertainty out there for us. A big part of me wants to buy our tickets and just go, but my husband says to wait. So I wait.

Below is a list of Honduras blogs I read that give much more political perspective then I am able to. They give lots of good links, even to Honduras tv! I encourage you to check them out to learn more. Their opinions are their own. Anyone know of a pro- Zelaya blog? (hehe)

La Gringa ~ US ex-pat in La Ceiba

Red Licorice and Jujubes ~ US embassy employee

Pensieve ~ Hondurano

Laurie's Blog Spot~ teacher in the capital Tegucigalpa

Defending Honduras

I am getting many questions on how all the political issues going on in Honduras will effect our return to Honduras. The short answer is...I'm going to wait a few days and see how things look before I book the flights.

There has been lots to read about what is going on. Its hard to decipher fact from fiction, but it seems that the real facts are now starting to be acknowledged and understood. I'm hoping the white house will begin to acknowledge this too as the facts come out.