So Someone Who Works For An Ex-Prez Just Happens To Call You...

Here's the deal. A few weeks ago, we saw a former Honduran president at the gas station pumping his own gas. My husband was like, "Do you know who that is?" I'm like, "No." "He's like, that's former president so and so." I'm like, Hmm ok. So my husband walks over to him and they start talking airport situation. Then after they chat, he and my husband walk over to me sitting in the passenger seat. I'm like, uh oh.

Ok, I'm not impressed just because someone used to be the president. I was just a luncheon the other day with the current president and I didn't go up to him and start chatting it up. That's because I'm very angry with the state of Honduras and I have to blame the syphoning of funds on whoever is in charge. If the government wasn't corrupt, we'd see a lot more change wouldn't we? Case in point, if the United States or another first world nation decides to "take over" Honduras today, I guarantee you that in less than one year, you'd see a lot less poverty, which means less crime, more children seeing the light and wanting to get an education. Yes, the United States is not perfect, but there are checks and balances, there are audits, however Honduras - nada. It just makes me so sad to think of the state of this country and how there is such a seperation between rich and poor.

Anyway, he walks over to me, and as I said, I'm not highly impressed with the sort. After talking to him though, I was like, "shit! He seems like a nice guy! WTF?" I wanted so bad to hate him and be mad and blame him for all the bad things happening to the poor of Honduras, but I couldn't! I want to hate you! I think it was because he had such a warm and likeable personality. Damn you I thought! Why can't I hate you! The dude was pumping his own gas! And my husband says that he's seen him at the airport getting his own bags. Low maintanence people I like.

So we start talking about how to help the people and he tells me that he's set up this educatonal foundation...and that's when my horns started coming out. Education eh? I'm so disappointed with the education here. The teachers aren't getting paid. There are no supplies. Public schools are supposed to be free, yet they have to pay for uniforms and supplies. Ugh, don't get me started. I've heard from my sources that during an inspection there were tons of school books locked up in a warehouse...which means they have not been distributed to the the students. Their reason? There hasn't been an accurate head count of the schools so they could not distribute the books yet. Um, ok.

I'm going away from the point here. So we see him at the gas station and he tells me about this foundation. He starts naming out statistics, one thing I hate. Statistics are one thing, but do you have anything tangible to prove that they are true? Hubby explains that I've been very active with the community and helping anyway I can. Anywho, husband and him exchange phone numbers and I thought he'd never call.

Well he didn't. But the head of his education foundation called my husband's work asking for me. I called her, but not right away. She wasn't in but she would return in 15 minutes they say. Now I'm like...should I call her? Yeah maybe I'll call right now. I need to get active again. I haven't really done anything in the past year, except for my toy drive. We'll see. Here I call.