Byron Sommardahl

Thanks Mom and Dad for teaching me how to cook.

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 08:16:54 -0500

Thanks Mom and Dad for teaching me how to cook.

Tonight I got to worship with the students at Raiders for...

Mon, 29 Aug 2011 22:44:54 -0500

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Tonight I got to worship with the students at Raiders for Christ. That’s me waving my arms in the front. Wow, what a great group of Christians.

This is my new (to me) house in Santa Ana, Honduras.

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 07:22:02 -0500

This is my new (to me) house in Santa Ana, Honduras.

I cooked Salmon. It’s delicious.

Sat, 20 Aug 2011 14:56:41 -0500

I cooked Salmon. It’s delicious.

Snorting contest. I won because Emanuel swallowed something by...

Tue, 09 Aug 2011 17:59:45 -0500

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Snorting contest. I won because Emanuel swallowed something by accident.

I just made coffee for Emanuel. Then I remembered that my dad...

Tue, 09 Aug 2011 17:32:51 -0500

I just made coffee for Emanuel. Then I remembered that my dad used to make coffee for me when I was Emanuel’s age. A cup of milk, lots of sugar, and enough coffee to make it taste coffee-ish. He likes it about as much as I did.

My all-natural bug spray I bought to scare away the mosquitos...

Sat, 06 Aug 2011 13:47:59 -0500

My all-natural bug spray I bought to scare away the mosquitos and flies apparently attracts bees.

Just thought I’d point out (again) how cool it is to be a...

Fri, 05 Aug 2011 11:14:16 -0500

Just thought I’d point out (again) how cool it is to be a software developer.

"Oh Honduras. Please hire me and let me fix all your crazy processes, broken systems, and stupid..."

Mon, 01 Aug 2011 13:20:26 -0500

“Oh Honduras. Please hire me and let me fix all your crazy processes, broken systems, and stupid rules.”

"There’s no better reason to be fired than for doing the right thing."

Sat, 30 Jul 2011 14:29:11 -0500

“There’s no better reason to be fired than for doing the right thing.”

We’re visiting one of my favorite places in Tegucigalpa:...

Sat, 30 Jul 2011 12:51:43 -0500

We’re visiting one of my favorite places in Tegucigalpa: the International Market. We’ve got a group buying food today for the hungry in Los Pinos. So Pamela and I are buying sone fruits and veggies for her family.

"Where we see a period, God sees a comma."

Sat, 30 Jul 2011 09:46:38 -0500

“Where we see a period, God sees a comma.”

- Broderick Greer

Breakfast

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 08:38:42 -0500

Breakfast

"If you have to explain your code to another experienced programmer, you’ve probably written..."

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 15:13:17 -0500

“If you have to explain your code to another experienced programmer, you’ve probably written your code poorly. Code should be readable, expressive and understandable.”

Someone is borrowing my truck today and I had to get to town to...

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 09:36:58 -0500

Someone is borrowing my truck today and I had to get to town to work. So, I’m hitching a ride with a build crew… In the back with the tools and drink cooler. Good times!

Feeling loyal to Facebook? All great powers fall eventually. Egypt, Rome, Greece, MySpace…...

Sat, 09 Jul 2011 10:18:00 -0500

Feeling loyal to Facebook? All great powers fall eventually. Egypt, Rome, Greece, MySpace… They have all felt the bitter hand of ruin. Facebook could be next. Google Plus is rocking the social networking space. Be sure you haven’t chosen sides unwisely! ;)

"Stop asking God to bless what you’re doing. Find out what God is doing and do it, because..."

Fri, 08 Jul 2011 20:01:00 -0500

“Stop asking God to bless what you’re doing. Find out what God is doing and do it, because it’s already blessed.”

- Bono

I’m enjoying some delicious, hand-crafted bean tamales for...

Fri, 08 Jul 2011 19:03:00 -0500

I’m enjoying some delicious, hand-crafted bean tamales for dinner tonight. These tamales remind me of my grandfather who loved authentic tamales. A sweet lady made me about 40 of these.

International pair-programming with one of Acklen Avenue’s...

Tue, 05 Jul 2011 21:06:33 -0500

International pair-programming with one of Acklen Avenue’s rock-star developers, Philip Guin. Tonight, we’re working on a new gps-enabled livestock delivery iPhone app for Bread for a Hungry World. Me in Honduras. Philip in Alabama. I love my job.

Status Update

Sun, 03 Jul 2011 18:54:30 -0500

Things are going well here in Honduras. I’m helping the Marc and Terri Tindall (missionaries) with whatever they need. Mostly, I’ve ended up driving, delivering, hauling, and herding gringos. It’s been fun.

My spanish has gotten a lot better since I took classes in January. It’s even good enough to start talking about heart matters with people. I have had heart-to-hearts with people at the dump, boys at the boys home (where they stuff 20 to a room on the floor from 6pm to 6am), and people in the outlying communities where we build houses. I can FINALLY talk about Jesus! So, now it’s time to join Marc and Terri in planting seeds of the Kingdom in this country. Good feeling.

I feel like I’m constantly busy, here. I’m always going somewhere or doing something. But even with all the activity, I’ve had time to work remotely for my job in the states. God’s making it possible to support myself so that I don’t have the constant burden of searching for support. Another good feeling.

If you didn’t know, my “novia” (girlfriend) is named Pamela. She lives and works here in Santa Ana. I get to see her every day and sometimes get to spend entire days with her and/or her precious son. Our relationship is going very well. The language barrier isn’t really a barrier anymore… more like an occasional speed-bump when I forget a word or ten.

I miss my home and my friends. I miss my wonderful family. I miss drinking water from the tap. I miss putting toilette paper in the toilette. I miss defensive drivers. But, if I were back home, I would miss everything and everyone here. That’s life, right?