La Gringa's Blogicito
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My blog, La Gringa's Blogicito, is the life of an expatriate American woman in La Ceiba, Honduras, touches on cultural differences, Honduran politics, as well as everyday life.
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Rhinoceros beetle
Posted on 19/05/2013
Big beetle - a rhino? I thought this might be a rhinoceros beetle based on its size. It would have to be a female since it doesn't have the distinctive rhino horns, but there are so...
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What happened here?
Posted on 17/05/2013
Moving? What happened here? What's this? Heavy spring cleaning? Floor polishing? Did you have a flood? Painting? Are you moving? Read on and weep... One morning I was sitting at my...
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Simple shopping
Posted on 15/05/2013
My (not so new anymore) new chair – comfy! This is another one of those old articles that never got posted. I think this one is a couple of years old. A few months ago, we made our...
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2013 La Ceiba Gran Carnaval International Schedule
Posted on 13/05/2013
Queen of the Feria Isidra Images: La Prensa, Honduras I have a little more information about La Ceiba's 41st annual Gran Carnaval Internacional. Saturday, May 11, was the coronation of...
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La Gringa can't kill a chicken
Posted on 12/05/2013
Three chicks out and one to go Once again we have baby chicks. When these hens get broody, they go off and hide somewhere to sit on their eggs. I was beginning to think that something was...
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Tribute to a fallen police officer - Edgardo Galdámez
Posted on 07/05/2013
Edgardo Galdámez Vásquez Yesterday afternoon I was reading "El precio de ser policía en Honduras" (The price of being a police officer in Honduras) on Proceso...
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La Ceiba Gran Carnaval is May 25, 2013
Posted on 03/05/2013
La Ceiba Gran Carnival Image: La Prensa, Honduras Thanks to a reader who asked the Municipal Tourism folks, I found out that my guess was right. The final big celebration and parade will be...
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Weather: dreary with smoke
Posted on 02/05/2013
Dreary? The weather websites are coming up with some interesting tags these days. Sunny, cloudy, rain, snow: I'm sure they get tired of those. I was on a Honduras website and noticed a...
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I don't know the dates of the 2013 La Ceiba Carnival,...
Posted on 01/05/2013
La Ceiba's Carnival parade Update: The final big celebration and parade are scheduled for May 25, 2013. I'll post the schedule of events if and when I can get it. When is the La...
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No rice with potatoes!
Posted on 25/04/2013
Rice and potatoes? "You're ordering rice and potatoes?" "Sure, why not?" "Because you just don't. You don't eat rice with potatoes. That's two...
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