Living in another country

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Post Report of the Day

Tegucigalpa, Honduras

How do you send and receive your letters and package mail? Are local postal facilities adequate?

DPO/Pouch has been great. However, this new ordeal with lithium batteries has been a challenge with getting some electronics shipped to post.

What is the availability of international schools? What has been your general experience with them, if any?

There are many schools to choose from. Del Campo, Discovery, Macris, Dowal, AST. There isn’t one preferred option these days as they all offer something different. Older students who want to stick with IB tend...