Outfits

Metallic pink jacket: On sale at NastyGal, Skirt: Self-made, Metallic sunglasses: ASOS, Gold choker and necklaces: vintage.

Nastygal doesn’t ship down here, but I had this jacket shipped to a friend’s US address and she sent it out in one of those large boxes she packs up for her family in Honduras. It was funny how in the midst of all the toothpaste, socks and Dove soaps in the box, my jacket awkwardly stood out. Haha!

When traveling I also like to change things up a bit a long the way. For breakfast at a hotel before hitting the road again, I ditched the jacket and wore a vintage hat as this Instagram shot proves:

The trip’s final destination was yet another goodbye party, and this one really hit me hard. All my closest friends seem to be looking for better opportunities outside of my country, and who can blame them? Honduras has beautiful places and friendly, hard-working people (like this sweet lady selling handmade baskets while her 6 children sat on the porch to alert her of potential clients). However, there’s extreme violence, corruption, few jobs and a huge gap between the poor and the rich (who just keep getting richer). While I’d love this blog to portray only the positive aspects of my country, that is not the average Honduran’s reality. Despite everything, it is my duty as a Honduran to contribute to making it a better place by working hard, being kind and honest and giving without expecting anything back. Oh, and last but not least, by buying homemade baskets! 🙂

I encourage my fellow Hondurans to be as best we can be, always.

My fave part about spending time out there is hearing old stories of my mother and her family, living in trailers, raising pigs and chicken and building their own toys. This last trip I learned about Chale, Carlota, Elsa and Alejandrito, their pet sheep. Poor baby Alejandrito was killed by a train and my mother cried for days!