To continue the fun, more pics of International School, Tegucigalpa.
The North American teachers learning traditional Honduran dances for la fiesta catracha, a Honduran holiday:
Oh snap! I moved to Honduras. I teach 9th grade English and Drama at an international school in Tegucigalpa. Here's to teaching, grading, learning, inspiring, creating, achieving, struggling, overcoming, and living life to the fullest.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
La catracha
Fun fact: If you are Honduran, you do not say the traditional word hondureño to describe your nationality. You would typically say that you are catracho(a) as in la chica catracha. Nobody I asked knew why this is, but I found it odd considering catracho sounds nothing like the word Honduras. According to a random Yahoo blogger/Wikipedia (don't question this), this word derives from the famous general Florencio Xatruch who led a Honduran army against the filibustering William Walker in the early 1800's.
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