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Hey all! My name is Pete and I'm a former student of philosophy. Currently I'm exploring the world and trying to see what I can do to help it. For now, I live just outside Granada, Nicaragua. I volunteer with a group called Casas de la Esperanza, an organization that aims to develop the community of La Prusia. The goal is to help the people of La Prusia become self-sufficient and to eventually not need the help of this NGO anymore. The volunteer activities here include house construction, water sanitation, English classes, tutoring children, athletics, and womans' groups.

My goal for this online journal is to keep those back home informed on my adventures in Nicaragua and other Central American countries. I'm usually good about getting back to emails and comments, but will probably only update the blog once every two weeks or so. When you are busy and are doing a lot, sometimes you don't want to slow down and write about it. Below is a link to my photo album, where I'll throw every photo I take. So please excuse some of the poor quality photos, as it also serves as just a backup in case my camera disappears. Hope I can keep you all entertained and to provide a window to an unpopular area of the world.

http://picasaweb.google.com/pete.walton/

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So there´s a phrase here in La Prusia the chicos like to use, "Salvaje Man"(Savage Man). Its a favorite endearing expression here. Other necessary phrases include "eres beliiiiin"(your craaaaazy) and "whatzupman!" And no that last expression is not a part of my English curriculum. Life is active as always here in Nicaragua. Two weekends ago a few of us decided to take a weekend and go to Leon, a college town in the north. The town is very similar to Granada. It is very colorful and very laid back. Tranquilo, even. The city favors FSLN to the max and just loves [View Full Entry]

peteontherun - pete walton | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 0 Comment(s) | 6 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=317393] | 2008-09-01 01:12:12

Churchy
Going Native
AdioSol

Life here is as exciting as always. A lot has happen so I'll try my best to condense it to something digestible. This past weekend, we had plans to leave Granada to visit some place else in Nicaragua. I've been in the same place for over a month and it would be nice to get out and see a bit of the country. However, on Thursday and Friday a lot of us got rather sick. Nothing too serious. More like there was something in the food which our bodies rejected. Friday was a big recovery day so our hopes of escaping [View Full Entry]

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Torro!
Nica Rodeo
Lose the beer, man

Buenas todos mundos. Que tal? See, the Spanish is slowly coming through. I just finished up my third lesson and I think I'm progressing nicely. It's a combination of lessons, living with Spaniards, and being put in situations where I have to construct Spanish to get by. I wouldn't be surprised if I learned more Spanish than my students learn English during my English classes. Necessity is a great motivator in learning languages. I've been doing what I can to stay busy and to stay on top. This past week has been especially jam-packed with volunteering action. There is a volunteer [View Full Entry]

peteontherun - pete walton | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 2 Comment(s) | 7 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=306897] | 2008-08-01 23:51:52

Pete!
Spider Monkey eating Rancheros
Fiesta de Santa Ana

Dinner for 27
Dinner for 27
Here's me attempting to make dinner. Went great!
Sorry for the late entry. My computer has been upset at me, but it seems to be working now. This past week has been very exciting for those of us in Nicaragua. Julio 19th is the anniversary of the revolution some 30 years ago. It was when the real fight between the Sandinistas and the Samozas broke out. The Sandinistas were Che Guavara and Fidel Castro inspired and had adopted the Marxist philosophy. In the end, they had won the battle. However, the government was no better if not worse than before. Presently, a former prominent figure in the movement, Daniel [View Full Entry]

peteontherun - pete walton | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 4 Comment(s) | 7 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=302499] | 2008-07-24 00:06:36

Aftermath
You
Football Tourney

Old Church
Old Church
One of the many churches and cathedrals in Granada.
Hola me Amigos! Well my first week here has been great. It's turning out to be a real good find. I'll update this blog in a little bit, but until then here are some photos of this weeks' adventure: http://picasaweb.google.com/pete.walton/NicaraguaJuly2008 Ok, now I have some time to write. Where to begin... I guess the easiest way is to tell you is to explain how my average day goes. Every morning I get up around 7/7:30 to have breakfast. For breakfast I go out to the first house next to the volunteer house for so [View Full Entry]

peteontherun - pete walton | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 2 Comment(s) | 2 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=298870] | 2008-07-12 20:54:52

Dinner a me casa

Hola Friends! Well I made it to La Prusa and Granada without too much trouble. The flights were short (two 3 hour flights). Customs was easy. But the first snag was trying to find my ride. Hugo was suposed to pick me up and drive me right to where I was staying. However, there was no Hugo to be found when I exited customs. I started asking people "hay Hugo?" No Hugo. So I walk up and down the taxi strip trying to find my ride. Finally a woman comes up to me and says, "Pete"? and holds up a sign [View Full Entry]

peteontherun - pete walton | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 3 Comment(s) | 0 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=297181] | 2008-07-09 00:07:23


Training
Training
Elise is whipping me into shape by making me climb mountains.
Strapping on my Boots Well I'm getting ready to head down to Nicaragua. Still brushing up on that Spanish thing with much help from Dora the Explorer. Not too much to say now but I just wanted to set this up so everyone will be on the same page before I go. [View Full Entry]

peteontherun - pete walton | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 3 Comment(s) | 1 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=293590] | 2008-06-30 17:26:31