Man on the Roof!!!!

So Diana and I were walking back from dinner after the crazy day of having part of our roof torn off in a storm. We had just eaten some bomb baleadas, a Honduran original that is something like a stuffed quesadilla but not quite. And as we were walking back I was practicing my Honduran greeting to everyone we passed on the street. Right after a successful greeting I hear a voice yell out towards Diana and I in greeting. At this point I think to myself, “No way can that be for us because I haven’t seen anyone around us.” At this point Diana says that the “Buenas!” that we had just heard was directed at us. Diana then pointed up to a roof where we saw a gentleman standing on the roof. ( We presume we was fixing his roof which had most likely also been damaged by the storm) This was a strange sight indeed, as you can imagine. I respond to the greeting and the man on the roof, Job as his name turned out to be, began to speak to me in English.

At this point I received one of the strangest requests I have ever received in my life. Job asked if he could throw us his keys so we could unlock his house, go into his bedroom, and retrieve his cellphone from the pocket of his brown jacket. I know what you are probably thinking right now, “WTF,” because that was the first thought that ran through my head too. Despite my initial thought and the ensuing thought that this was a trap laid for us to either rob or kill us, I felt Job to be a quite amiable and gentle soul, so I quickly agreed to accomplish the task. The keys were tossed over, Diana unlocked the gate and then door. I proceeded into the house and made my way to the back of the house via pocket flashlight, which added to the ominous nature of the task. Once in the bedroom I searched the messy room for the brown jacket. I found it and retrieved the cellphone from the second pocket I tried. Diana and I then quickly exited. Diana then climbed the security screen on the window and safely handed off the cellphone and keys to Job. Job then expressed his deep gratitude. Lastly we all said our goodbyes and Diana and I continued home.