Thanks to the gentle urging of a friend, here's the first edition of my publication, "Gringo Joven". This resource, named for the Carlos Fuentes novel "Gringo Viejo", will document the experience and thoughts of a young estadounidense or what is commonly called an "American". Some things I might write about include the origins and significance of words like "Gringo" or "American" and the distinctions and similarities therein. Alas, I digress.
I, Quincy Holmer, live and work in Juticalpa a town in the Olancho department of Honduras. Olancho is comparable to Texas with regard to its autonomy, spirit of liberty, and ubiquitous cowboy wardrobe. The climate is tropical yet dry and dusty at times. Honduras suffers the unfortunate irony of being mountainous yet not volcanic, which divides the country's resources and inhibits connective infrastructure without the boon of fertile ashen soil. Olancho is an agrarian department, but Juticalpa has all the conveniences of the developing world, including a cinema and prominent cell phone services.
Inconveniently, I must depart to prepare dinner for some of my friends and colleagues. The main course is a curry that includes broccoli, spinach, onions, garlic, cilantro (also known as coriander), tomatoes, peppers of all kinds, and coconut milk. It's one of my finer dishes, which puts at the top of a list of three that also includes spaghetti and beans 'n rice.
Be well until next time.
-El gringo joven
