13MR08
Day 1 – Arrival
Here we come, walkin'
Down the street.
We get the funniest looks from
Ev'ry one we meet.
Hey, hey, we're the Monkees
And people say we monkey around.
But we're too busy singing
To put anybody down.
We go wherever we want to,
do what we like to do
We don't have time to get restless,
There's always something new.
Hey, hey, we're the Monkees
And people say we monkey around.
But we're too busy singing
To put anybody down.
We're just tryin' to be friendly,
Come and watch us sing and play,
We're the young generation,
And we've got something to say.
Any time, Or anywhere,
Just look over your shoulder
Guess who'll be standing there
Hey, hey, we're the Monkees
And people say we monkey around.
But we're too busy singing
To put anybody down.
(break)
Hey, hey, we're the Monkees
And people say we monkey around.
But we're too busy singing
To put anybody down.
We're just tryin' to be friendly,
Come and watch us sing and play,
We're the young generation,
And we've got something to say.
Hey, hey, we're the Monkees
Hey, hey, we're the Monkees
[repeat and fade]
extra verse:
Hey, hey, we're the Monkees,
You never know where we'll be found.
so you'd better get ready,
We may be comin' to your town.
Customs went remarkably well. They stapled stuff in our passports and took my picture and smiled and said Buenos Diaz. Then at the baggage check they proceeded to tear open the bags of many of the people in front of us and ask them harsh sounding questions. They smiled at us and patted the boys heads and prattled about muy bien etc and told us to skip the queue and go through. I think we are like cute little fuzzy exotic zoo animals for them! A man and a woman and a 12 year old boy met us with an “Elaine Neelly” sign and we went with them in a large van, which my boys said was neat because it had no seatbelts. We picked up the woman’s other son who is 19 and studying “matematic” at university in Tegucigalpa. They took us to a large mall and fed us fast food at the food court. They gave my boys cups of coke and cups of water despite my protestations. We dropped off the older boy and drove to Comayagua. The drive was interesting. On the way out of Tegucigalpa there was several police stops where people were outside of their cars while police with large weapons interrogated them and searched their cars. Luckily we were not stopped. Just past one of these such stops there was an old lady lying face down on the side of the road and a small child trying vainly to flag down a car for help (so they could rob the driver or steal the car). The boy was very excited to point out the large outdoor swimming park – maybe about half a dozen brightly painted pools and a couple of waterslides. My boys, who just spent the weekend at Wolf Lodge were remarkably cool with their “that’s neat” remarks to the other boy. The scenery is nice, but a little barren and dusty – definitely not lush jungle or anything. Ciaran and I fell asleep for part of the drive. We got to Comayagua and were taken to a house. There were lots of kids there. Then they took us to another house, but no one was home. Then they took us out for more fast food – I said that the boys and I would just prefer a bowl of rice or something instead of fast food – so they took us for Chinese. Hmmmm. We had a plate of chicken fried rice. I guess we got what we asked for. They dropped us off at a homestay – since our apartment won’t be ready until the weekend. So now we are the homestay students…
Day 1 – Arrival
Here we come, walkin'
Down the street.
We get the funniest looks from
Ev'ry one we meet.
Hey, hey, we're the Monkees
And people say we monkey around.
But we're too busy singing
To put anybody down.
We go wherever we want to,
do what we like to do
We don't have time to get restless,
There's always something new.
Hey, hey, we're the Monkees
And people say we monkey around.
But we're too busy singing
To put anybody down.
We're just tryin' to be friendly,
Come and watch us sing and play,
We're the young generation,
And we've got something to say.
Any time, Or anywhere,
Just look over your shoulder
Guess who'll be standing there
Hey, hey, we're the Monkees
And people say we monkey around.
But we're too busy singing
To put anybody down.
(break)
Hey, hey, we're the Monkees
And people say we monkey around.
But we're too busy singing
To put anybody down.
We're just tryin' to be friendly,
Come and watch us sing and play,
We're the young generation,
And we've got something to say.
Hey, hey, we're the Monkees
Hey, hey, we're the Monkees
[repeat and fade]
extra verse:
Hey, hey, we're the Monkees,
You never know where we'll be found.
so you'd better get ready,
We may be comin' to your town.
Customs went remarkably well. They stapled stuff in our passports and took my picture and smiled and said Buenos Diaz. Then at the baggage check they proceeded to tear open the bags of many of the people in front of us and ask them harsh sounding questions. They smiled at us and patted the boys heads and prattled about muy bien etc and told us to skip the queue and go through. I think we are like cute little fuzzy exotic zoo animals for them! A man and a woman and a 12 year old boy met us with an “Elaine Neelly” sign and we went with them in a large van, which my boys said was neat because it had no seatbelts. We picked up the woman’s other son who is 19 and studying “matematic” at university in Tegucigalpa. They took us to a large mall and fed us fast food at the food court. They gave my boys cups of coke and cups of water despite my protestations. We dropped off the older boy and drove to Comayagua. The drive was interesting. On the way out of Tegucigalpa there was several police stops where people were outside of their cars while police with large weapons interrogated them and searched their cars. Luckily we were not stopped. Just past one of these such stops there was an old lady lying face down on the side of the road and a small child trying vainly to flag down a car for help (so they could rob the driver or steal the car). The boy was very excited to point out the large outdoor swimming park – maybe about half a dozen brightly painted pools and a couple of waterslides. My boys, who just spent the weekend at Wolf Lodge were remarkably cool with their “that’s neat” remarks to the other boy. The scenery is nice, but a little barren and dusty – definitely not lush jungle or anything. Ciaran and I fell asleep for part of the drive. We got to Comayagua and were taken to a house. There were lots of kids there. Then they took us to another house, but no one was home. Then they took us out for more fast food – I said that the boys and I would just prefer a bowl of rice or something instead of fast food – so they took us for Chinese. Hmmmm. We had a plate of chicken fried rice. I guess we got what we asked for. They dropped us off at a homestay – since our apartment won’t be ready until the weekend. So now we are the homestay students…
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