Yep ... say it with me. Tegucigalpa - capital of Honduras and snuggled neatly amongst Nicaragua, Guatemala and El Salvador in Central America.

I arrived yesterday for my very first CESO assignment. What's CESO? Think I'll let you follow the link and figure out that one for yourself. Briefly, my life in hospitality and tourism has led me to a 2-week volunteer stint helping a small hotel here in Honduras improve and tweak how they run their business.

I am staying and working at Aparthotel Guijarros with the owner/manager and mercifully-English-speaking Alejandra. She is completely delightful, passionate about her business, kind to her small staff and very quietly proud of her somewhat troubled country. After grabbing me at the airport (whooo-boy .... gotta tell you about that next) we met for about 5 hours over coffee and dinner where I scribbled pages of notes about what is working at the hotel, what she thinks might work, and what her vision is moving forward.

I spent today hammering thoughts and ideas into my laptop with the conversations of tropical birds and the city sounds of Tegucigalpa outside my window.

I think we have a plan.

Original: http://icowley.blogspot.com/2011/06/tay-goose-e-gal-pah.html
By: Ian Cowley
Posted: June 1, 2011, 5:17 pm