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Leaving La Ceiba

March 13, 2013 by thirdeyemom

Author’s note: This post is part of my series on my recent trip to Honduras. To read past posts on Honduras, click here. I often find that a week is not enough time to experience a new country or volunteer abroad. There is way too much to learn, and the experience is often a bit overwhelming and intense. However, in my humble opinion a week is better than nothing so I normally do whatever I can to get as much out […]

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Categories: TRAVEL BY COUNTRY, Honduras, La Ceiba • Tags: CULTURE, Volunteering, Photography, Travel, thirdeyemom, Honduras, La Ceiba, cultural immersion

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The Banana Republic

March 6, 2013 by thirdeyemom

Author’s note: This post is part of my series on my recent trip to Honduras. To read past posts on Honduras, click here. In order to get a clear understanding of where Honduras is today, it is important to take a brief look at the history. Below is a brief historical summary that I have paraphrased from Lonely Planet’s Honduras and The Bay Islands, Written by Greg Benchwick, 2010): Like many countries in Central America, Honduras has a difficult history of […]

Categories: TRAVEL BY COUNTRY, Honduras, La Ceiba • Tags: CULTURE, Travel, thirdeyemom, Honduras, La Ceiba, banana republic, dole, bananas

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Finding beauty in La Ceiba, Honduras

March 4, 2013 by thirdeyemom

Author’s note: This post is part of my series on my recent trip to Honduras. To read past posts on Honduras, click here. La Ceiba is not known as the most beautiful city in the world. In fact, it is known for being well, rather ugly. I had been warned about the unattractiveness of the city several times through my research in Lonely Planet and other noteworthy travel sites. But La Ceiba was where my volunteer project was based so I […]

Categories: TRAVEL BY COUNTRY, Honduras, La Ceiba • Tags: CULTURE, Volunteering, life, Travel, thirdeyemom, Honduras, La Ceiba, people

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Learning Spanish like a local in La Ceiba, Honduras

February 23, 2013 by thirdeyemom

Author’s note: This post is part of my series on my recent trip to Honduras. To read past posts on Honduras, click here. Finding the right program abroad can prove to be a daunting task. I searched countless hours on the Internet but after the trip to Honduras I realized my mistake. I was searching for volunteer opportunities not spanish language schools. Little did I know that almost every language school offers volunteer opportunities alongside their program. Had I searched under […]

Categories: TRAVEL BY COUNTRY, INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEER WORK, INTERNATIONAL NON-PROFITS, CULTURE, Language, Honduras, La Ceiba • Tags: CULTURE, Travel, thirdeyemom, Language, Spanish, Honduras, La Ceiba, immersion, learning a foreign language, spanish school

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Becoming a global volunteer

February 20, 2013 by thirdeyemom

“If you can’t feed a hundred people, then feed just one.” – Mother Teresa Four years ago, I was finally at the point in my life in which I was able to set a new goal for myself. I made the decision that I would spend one week a year abroad as a global volunteer, giving back to a host community. After years of traveling around the world, I realized how incredibly fortunate I am to be able to see […]

Categories: TRAVEL BY COUNTRY, Costa Rica, Morocco, INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEER WORK, INTERNATIONAL NON-PROFITS, Guatemala, Xela, Honduras, La Ceiba • Tags: CULTURE, Volunteering, Costa Rica, Morocco, Cross-Cultural Solutions, Travel, thirdeyemom, Guatemala, Honduras, global volunteer, a broader view

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Kiss

February 15, 2013 by thirdeyemom

The kiss…. …of a five year old Honduran boy named Gustavo, one of the children I worked with in La Ceiba, Honduras. To see more entries to this week’s challenge, click here.

Categories: TRAVEL BY COUNTRY, BLOGGING, Weekly Photo Challenge, Honduras, La Ceiba • Tags: CULTURE, Photography, children, Travel, postaday, Honduras, La Ceiba

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Meet Maria, my Honduran host

February 15, 2013 by thirdeyemom

Author’s note: This post is part of my series on my recent trip to Honduras. To read past posts on Honduras, click here. Perhaps the best thing about my volunteer trip to Honduras was the home stay. Going into the trip I was a bit worried. I had no idea what to expect. Would the family be nice? Would I be able to communicate enough in Spanish? Would I feel comfortable inside a strangers house for a week? And would I […]

Categories: TRAVEL BY COUNTRY, Honduras, La Ceiba • Tags: CULTURE, Travel, thirdeyemom, Family Life, Honduras, La Ceiba, global volunteering

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Arrival in La Ceiba

February 6, 2013 by thirdeyemom

Author’s note: This post is part of my series on my recent trip to Honduras. To read past posts on Honduras, click here. I arrived at the port of La Ceiba around half past three with a jittery stomach. I was a ball of nerves worrying about my ability to communicate effectively in Spanish and curious about what my host family would be like. It felt odd to just be dropped off all alone at the ferry station and have no […]

Categories: TRAVEL BY COUNTRY, INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEER WORK, La Ceiba • Tags: CULTURE, Travel, thirdeyemom, Honduras, La Ceiba, volunteering abroad

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In route to the Mainland

February 5, 2013 by thirdeyemom

Author’s note: This post is part of my series on my recent trip to Honduras. To read past posts on Honduras, click here. When I arrived at the ferry station and saw my fellow passengers, it was the first real indication that Roatan and the mainland of Honduras were worlds apart. Unlike the jam-packed United Airlines flight from Houston loaded with passengers dressed in their country club best, 98% of the ferry passengers were Honduran. I was the only blond-haired blue-eyed […]

Categories: TRAVEL BY COUNTRY, Honduras, La Ceiba • Tags: CULTURE, Volunteering, Travel, thirdeyemom, Spanish, Honduras, Roatan, La Ceiba, immersion

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Love is universal

January 25, 2013 by thirdeyemom

“Be universal in your love. You will see the universe to be the picture of your own being.” -Sri Chinmoy Something I truly enjoy capturing during my travels are shots of families and love around the world.  It reminds us that people are all the same and the basic need and yearning to love and be loved is universal. No matter what religion, race, sex or socioeconomic status we live in, we are all human beings who share our love for […]

Categories: BLOGGING, CULTURE, Honduras, India, La Ceiba, Nepal, Roatan, South Africa, TRAVEL BY COUNTRY, Weekly Photo Challenge • Tags: CULTURE, Love, Photography, postaday, thirdeyemom, Travel, Weekly Photo Challenge

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I am a writer and blogger about travel, culture and social good. I advocate for the UN Foundation's Shot@Life, RESULTS (to end global poverty) and ONE. I write and edit the Social Good and Human Rights column for World Moms Blog. I also contribute to Broken Light Photography, Elephant Journal and Open Salon. I reside in Minneapolis, MN with my husband and two children. 

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