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Family and Friends,
It is with great joy that Erika and I announce that we will be moving back to Honduras this August. I have accepted a position with Catholic Relief Services as an International Development Fellow.
The fellowship is a 1-year posting that will provide me with a variety of experiences that will serve as a [...]

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Tegucigalpa – “Tay-goose-ih-gal-pa” or simply “Tay-goose.”
Click here to have Merriam Webster pronounce it for you.

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Click on the image above to go to an interactive map of Honduras that highlights where we’ll be living, working and more.

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Honduras has a population of 7.2 million (46% urban), with 50 percent of the population under the age of 19. In 2004, gross national income per capita was $1,030.00, compared to $3,600.00 for the Latin American and Caribbean Region. Twenty-four percent of the population lives on less that $1.00 per day, and 44 percent live [...]

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Click here to check out the Catholic Relief Services website.

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The head of the country office for CRS is the Country Representative. This is an excerpt from an interview with my future boss Jack Byrne who has been CR in Honduras since 2005.
According to Byrne, recovery from Hurricane Mitch has been uneven in Honduras. The country’s economy is growing 5 percent annually, and mini-cities have [...]

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Well friends at 3 months and 4 days Maggie decided that sitting still was no longer an option. She rolled over from back to front and now is fully versed in the 360 degree roll. So with that we enter into a whole new era.
Video of her new talent can be found in the video [...]

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