Thursday, September 29, 2011

pictures :)


How could you not love this country?

  
      Battle of the Barrios - muy orgullosa
Shucking corn to make güirila
with friends on Sunday afternoon

My biggest fans

Fellow PC volunteer came to Teustepe so
we could plan a presentation we
needed to give to the new group
of trainees... lights went out...
candles and headlamp it is!



Host nephew and director's daughter dancing folklore on Independence Day
San Juan del Sur  :)

Sunday, September 4, 2011

the second list

Below is a list of a handful (or 2) of the things I have learned since living in Nicaragua for 1 year.

1.     Converse sneakers are not meant for unpaved roads, particularly paths where it’s difficult to distinguish mud and cow poop.
2.     Mosquito nets are invaluable.
3.     How to take a bucket bath and actually feel clean afterwards
4.     Spanish!
5.     There are countless crafts you can make using “trash”.
6.     Spiders really aren’t that scary, but snakes are.
7.     How to ride a horse
8.     Knowing when it’s going to rain and, therefore, not a good time to do laundry.  Oh, and hand-washing laundry.
9.     The importance of asking at least 2 people if the bus I am about to take is going to my destination
10. How to grow a garden J
11. Why people walk with an umbrella in NYC when it’s not raining
12. Nicaraguans are so incredibly welcoming.
13. Rocking chairs are essential to relaxing (although a comfortable couch would be nice once in a while)
14. 2:00 means 3:00
15. Money definitely does not buy happiness.

The list after 2 years of living here hopefully will begin with “learning how to dance”.