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Last night I attempted to chat with my well-traveled friend Steph in Japan, which was a minor adventure given that chat only works about 4 hours a day in the Internet cafes in Olanchito and that the time difference between Japan and Honduras is something like 12 hours, including a cross of the International Date line. Miraculously we did end up online at the same time, and although we couldn´t chat we were able to exchange a bunch of rapid-fire emails. Steph gave me perhaps the fastest ever commentary on my recently posted blog entry:

Steph in Japan: you live with toucans and parrots? that sounds like a caricature.

Suz in Honduras: well, not in olanchito, but in the campo it´s like that. a lot of people have parrots in cages because they´re so easy to find. they steal them from the nests when they´re babies. it´s actually sad to be hanging out near the birdcage (usually somewhere outside, like on the porch) and to hear a flock of wild parrots fly by...the caged birds become silent and listen like they´re hearing the first thing they´ve understood in years.

Steph: there are lots of birds in cages in indonesia too, as there's this list of 4 things every successful household is supposed to have... you know, a woman, a sword, a songbird. i can't remember the 4th.

Suz: awesome, i like being in the same category as swords and songbirds. unless the fourth item is good toilet paper. though that is also a necessity of life, as i have learned here the hard way.