So, I've been here about two weeks now and other than a couple of mosquito bites I haven't encountered any menacing creatures. But… yesterday was a completely different story! In the morning, just after we opened the office to begin the routine of cranking the windows and sweeping, we stumbled upon a little scorpion friend.
Arturo tried to herd him out the door with a broom but that scorpion was fast and obviously preferred to go in the other direction.
In the end, Arturo and Isai managed to get our little friend to cling to a long piece of Styrofoam and they took him out to the street.
Just as that scorpion was running across the road, likely to torment one of our neighbours, it was promptly run over by a passing pick-up.
– And who said there’s no justice in Honduras?
Later that same day, I joined Lety and Isai for a visit to Guanabano and Escoto.
While we were meeting with one of the community leaders a group of boys came into the house to show us their prize… a giant iguana!
At first it looked like it was dead but when they held it up by its tail the iguana would twitch and snap its mouth.
Apparently iguana meat is quite expensive in Tegucigalpa and people eat iguana soup to get big, strong muscles.
Regardless, I was happy to know that the soup they served us a few minutes later only contained chicken meat!
So, I've been here about two weeks now and other than a couple of mosquito bites I haven't encountered any menacing creatures. But… yesterday was a completely different story! In the morning, just after we opened the office to begin the routine of cranking the windows and sweeping, we stumbled upon a little scorpion friend. Arturo tried to herd him out the door with a broom but that scorpion was fast and obviously preferred to go in the other direction. In the end, Arturo and Isai managed to get our little friend to cling to a long piece of Styrofoam and they took him out to the street. Just as that scorpion was running across the road, likely to torment one of our neighbours, it was promptly run over by a passing pick-up. – And who said there’s no justice in Honduras? 
Later that same day, I joined Lety and Isai for a visit to Guanabano and Escoto. While we were meeting with one of the community leaders a group of boys came into the house to show us their prize… a giant iguana! At first it looked like it was dead but when they held it up by its tail the iguana would twitch and snap its mouth. Apparently iguana meat is quite expensive in Tegucigalpa and people eat iguana soup to get big, strong muscles. Regardless, I was happy to know that the soup they served us a few minutes later only contained chicken meat! 
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