Toque de Queda

Earlier this week, ex president Mel Zelaya re-entered Honduras. While Juanita, Patricia and I were at the Health Center for our weekly Domestic Violence group on Monday, our boss, Amy, called us and said we had to end early. It was 3:30 and the government had just put on a 4pm Toque de queda, a.k.a. a curfew. We wrapped things up and gave all the women a ride home and arrived home a little after 4, feeling a little nervous and unsure about what it all meant. We quickly felt reassured when we realized that our neighbors and friends in Talanga weren't worried. People remained out and about much later than the 4pm curfew. Although things in Tegus (the capital) have been less stable and more dangerous, Talanga is the same as always. The toque de queda lasted a few days and aside from running out for food or to a neighbor's, we spend most of it in the house playing games, reading, napping, cleaning and so on. We are safe as always in Talanga and now that the curfew has been lifted, are going about our days as normal. I've heard a lot of different opinions from the people I know about the political situation but don't feel I know enough to put my own here. Just know that all is well with us in Talanga... more soon.