Author: Amy

The most recent presidential elections were held in November 2017 in Honduras. Our family had arrived on posting from Canada only two month earlier. Generally,

Fridays are now my favourite day of the week, not only because it signals the beginning of the weekend, but because on Fridays I make

Ever since we were shown our house in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, I was simultaneously afraid and frustrated. Firstly, afraid of what unknown dangers –human or otherwise-

I watched a woman die today. A few weeks ago… Both children were upstairs in bed taking their afternoon nap and I was settling down

There is presently a political crisis here in Honduras surrounding the recent elections, for obvious reasons I will refrain from posting about the political situation

My husband had a health scare over the weekend. We were visiting a lake and local tourist attraction located about three hours drive from where

Today, as I drive the few kilometers to the closest grocery store I will pass several armed guards. I’ve never seen so many weapons on

One of the perks of living here in Tegu as the diplomat’s wife, is our huge house. The second biggest perk is having hired help.

We took our first walk outside the compound today. We covered ourselves in bug spray (to protect from Zika, Dengue, or Chikungunya biting mosquitoes) and