The Hanson Family
Missionaries with Common Global Ministries to San Pedro Sula, Honduras
| Learning the Language and Culture of Honduras | ||
| Language Tutoring |
Our language tutors, Daniel and Evie Bardeles, at the shores of Lake Yojoa. |
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Our main task for our first months in Honduras has been to learn the language well enough to be able to communicate! We received language tutoring 4-5 days/week for two hours each afternoon, and spend time each morning studying. We found being immersed in the language and having to speak the language to survive a very effective way to learn, although we still wish it happened more quickly. Seth and Kesia are learning the lanugage at school by playinig with friends, although their school is bilingual. They know the words necessary to eat lunch and play soccer, and are learning simple phrases and sentences. This summer they are attending the Spanish language school of the Evangelical and Reformed Church to increase their knowledge of Spanish. |
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Lake
Yojoa.
Learning About Honduran Culture
A traditional Honduran meal: fried eggs, avocados, fried planains, beans. In addition there were hand-made tortillas.
In addition to receiving language tutoring, we are spending time learning about the country of Honduras through visiting cities, towns, parks and beaches, through meeting people and visiting their churches, and through shopping in the markets, eating in the restaurants and talking with people in their homes. We also are learning how to negotiate a price for a taxi and how people greet each other both on arrival and departure. Here are the rules:
Woman to woman: generally with an air kiss cheek to cheek, or a hug if good friends.
Woman to man, sometimes an air kiss, sometimes a handshake.
Man to man: a handshake, or if very familiar, a hug.
Adult to child/young person: usually an air kiss, or a hug if familiar.
Child/young person to child/young
person: usually an air kiss. 
Kesia, Sparkles, Seth and Bruce at Lake Yojoa.