It’s the NBA Playoffs, Y’all!
Words and Photos by: Sarah Digby, 4th Grade SJBS It’s that time of year again!! The NBA Playoffs have arrived, and nowhere is this more evident than in Miss Sarah’s 4th grade classroom in Cofradía, Cortes, Honduras. As a native San Antonian who experienced our first ever championship title back in 1999, I have nothing … Read more
BECA invests in luxurious indoor pool
Words by: Sarah Digby Photos by: Sarah Digby and Bianca Neri At 10:00 a.m. last Saturday morning, most people in Cofradía were huddled around their fans, desperately trying to escape the searing 100+ degree heat oppressing the outskirts of San Pedro Sula. Well, all except for a small group of people: the BECA volunteers. The ingenuity, resourcefulness, and … Read more
Words I Will Always Remember
Words by: Sarah Digby (4th Grade Teacher, SJBS) Photos by: Sarah Digby One of the best parts about being a teacher is, no doubt, the heart-warming letters that your students write you on a weekly basis. Although all of these hand-written treasures are precious and unique in their own way, most of them usually bear … Read more
A Privileged Life
Words by: Marisa Garcia (Lower School Resource Teacher, SJBS) A quick entry, but I wanted to get this one out here: I have always known how lucky I am to live the way I live and have the things I have, but there are some things in life I would have never considered as “being … Read more
Día Típico
Words by: Sarah Digby (4th Grade Teacher, SJBS) Photos by: Sarah Digby and Sarah Zelenak (Upper School Resource Teacher, SJBS) Sunday, March 4th was the much-anticipated holiday Día Típico, or “Typical Day”, a day celebrating Honduran traditions. I’d been hearing about this infamous Día Típico since my arrival in July, so needless to say I … Read more
And in the Blink of an Eye …
Words and Photos by: Sarah Digby, 4th Grade Teacher SJBS
Cenas Navideñas
Words by: Sarah Digby (4th grade teacher, SJBS) Photos by: Sarah Digby and Jessica Barrett (2nd grade teacher, SMBS) On Saturday, December 10th, just a little over a week ago, we celebrated a highly-anticipated and exciting annual tradition here in the Hondu: Cena Navideña. At both the Santa Monica Bilingual School and the San Jeronimo … Read more
Honey I Shrunk the Volunteers
Words and Photos By: Y.W.Y.K (You Wish You Knew) Due to the chemicals in a surprise fumigation, Don Josh and Miss Colleen have been tragically shrunken down to popsicle-stick size. But since they are true BECA volunteers, their new 3-foot stature has not affected their commitment to the community they serve. What follows are a … Read more
Thanksgiving in the Hondu!
Words by: Sarah Digby (4th Grade Teacher, SJBS) Photos by: Jessica Barrett (2nd Grade Teacher, SMBS) Hello faithful readers! My apologies for a belated Thanksgiving post. Apparently this time of year is a crazy one no matter where in the world you are. Nevertheless, your update has arrived! As you all know, a few weeks … Read more
“Math and Happy is Everywhere”
Words and photo by: Sarah Digby (4th grade teacher, SJBS) Forget running the NYC Half-Marathon, forget moving to Honduras, and forget graduating magna cum laude from NYU – because yesterday at 7:15 a.m., as that first bell rang at the start of the school day, the smallest of gestures suddenly triumphed everything I’d previously upheld as … Read more
