Bienvenidos! As you can hopefully tell, this is my travel blog! Here I will record all of the Central American excitement that will be occurring over the next 6 months or so. This first entry is just to let everyone know exactly what I'll be doing. I am going to Nicaragua to participate in a 22-week internship with the Foundation for Sustainable Development. I will be working at Red Arco Iris (The Rainbow Network) in El Crucero, which seems to be settled in the highlands near Managua. From what I can find, the majority of the people living in El Crucero work in the coffee industry, while the rest mostly work in Managua. The area is extremely poor, and nearly half of Nicaragua's population lives under the poverty line (under $1/day). I am planning to shower
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