We did a peace march today. Things have been too crazy lately on the streets of Honduras. The kids agree. So my club of kids along with the other clubs in that community organized a march for peace. Two schools joined us, as well as a church's dance team and some kids who are learning to walk on stilts in a club from another community.
It was a typical peace march - What do we want? Peace! When to we want it? Now!
The part that was not typical were the military police and Honduran Police that were sent to accompany us. A North American girl who started a fellowship with my association a couple of weeks ago had her own police assigned to her and was told not to leave the officer's side. When that same officer saw that I had a camera she assigned me to sit in the back of the police's pick up, which was fine with me since I am still not feeling well.
(At this point I must interrupt myself to admit that I lied to you yesterday. I told you I would not take 1000 mg of acetaminophen. My throat has been KILLING me and I took 1000 last night, a 1000 this morning and 1000 at noon. Speaking of which, I need to take another 1000 right now.)
The sore throat has turned into an eye burning, stuffy nosed, burning throat that hurts when I breathe with a headache and occasional earache. I have a feeling today may be the first day I don't play my violin. I'm exhausted. And I have to say, it doesn't seem fair because I still have pain from the Chikungunya.
I think photos can best describe the march. Enjoy!
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| Praying before the march |
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| Police |
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| More Police |
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| Police leading the march |
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New coworker with undercover police at her back
and more police watching in front |
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| Military Police and their big guns |
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| Military Police taking photos of the stilt walkers |
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| Peace! |
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| Mothers of the our kids marched too |
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The church group
They were so professional!
They marched for over 2 hours in the heat with those flags |
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| Impacto Juvenil |
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| The crowd loved it when I got this guy to give us the peace sign |
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| The end of the parade |
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Kids who graduated from a Impacto Juvenil
and now volunteer with us |
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| Police leaving the march |
