Probably across the world, one of the most exciting things of the week was the election of Barack Obama as President of the United States. The enthusiasm was felt here in Honduras as well. The day of the election, I inquired where I could get the newspaper in the morning. Apparently, they are only sold in the town plaza in the center of the city, not on every street corner. One of the bus drivers kindly offered to pick up papers for me in the morning. The next morning, when I walked into class, many of my students commented, "Ms. Michelle, Obama won!" There are a total of 5 Honduran papers, and every one had Obama as the cover story. The headlines ranged from, Obama changes the color of history, The United States votes for change and Obama changes history. Change, cambia, being the main theme. As we sat in groups and looked through the papers, which all had 4 to 8 page spreads on the election, it was not lost on my students that Obama was definitely the choice for Hondurans and all Latin Americans. The words hope and change were again used frequently.
3 comments:
Smart Kids--smart teacher. What do you know. Nice Work.
That is so cool. It was nice of the bus driver to pick up the newspaper for you. xoxo
Your comments reinforced my belief, that people are people wherever you go. Same hopes, same dreams and in many cases--same values. How impressive that this moment in history was important to the students in Honduras as well.
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