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      After flying into Tegucigalpa, Honduras, two other Auburn students and I met up with two students from LSU and five students from Illinois. We then met up with our host escort and translator from Honduras Outreach Inc. We loaded up in a couple of vehicles and headed east into the Olancho region, which is referred to as the Cowboy region by many people in Honduras. After arrival at El Rancho Paraiso, in San Esteban, Olancho, Honduras, we settled into our quarters. The ranch was very nice and we were served three hot meals a day. We slept in clean beds and were set up right next to the bathroom and shower. For two weeks we left the ranch every morning at about 7am to travel to different villages. These villages ranged anywhere from about 80 people to 500 people in the community. At the villages we treated cats, dogs, horses, cattle, pigs and a few goats. Most of the treatments were for parasites, but a few wounds and tumors were addressed. We also neutered any animal that the people desired to have neutered in order control population problems or to get rid of unwanted stallion behavior. As far as interaction with the people, we prayed with the community at the end of every day and helped to repair the roof on the school in one community. We did have a rest day in the middle of the trip and took a hike through the jungle in search of an 80 foot waterfall that we never found because of the lack of trails. Also at the end of every day we played volleyball or kickball back at the ranch. The trip ended with staying the last night in a very nice hotel in Tegucigalpa.