October 24th 2009  Central America Caribbean » Nicaragua » Madriz » Somoto
Photos of the fair in San Lucas and the hipico, or horse parade... of mamita´s porch, and of a visit to el espino. ... 13 photos [full story]

October 24th 2009  Central America Caribbean » Nicaragua » Madriz » Somoto
Hey from the wilds of Nicaragua! I don’t remember when I wrote the last mass email was. Been a long time! I have been here in the Nica for over a year, having arrived in country last Sept ... [full story]

October 14th 2009  Central America Caribbean » Nicaragua » Madriz » Moropoto
Got my new camera! And Lenin and i have taken a lot of photos in the last few days... here is a selected photo essay.... ... 28 photos [full story]

October 10th 2009  Central America Caribbean » Nicaragua » Madriz » Somoto
Stuff that has happened... I turned 27. Lenin and I went to the bank yesterday and paid the nonrefundable fees to set up an interview at the American Embassy in Manangua, Nicaragua, so he can ge ... [full story]

October 5th 2009  Central America Caribbean » Nicaragua » Madriz » Somoto
4 October 2009 Sunday 6:47 pm Haven’t written in a while. The week of medical crap in Managua and the excess of down time and internet searching and emailing and chatting… kind of wo ... [full story]

September 28th 2009  Central America Caribbean » Nicaragua » Madriz » Somoto
For those of you who are out of the loop (which means everyone but family), I have been reevaluating my service and wondering if it´s worth it to stay for the 2nd year. But then I thought, well, do ... [full story]

September 16th 2009  Central America Caribbean » Nicaragua » Madriz
I´m back... and so don´t wanna be. Visiting the inlaws was a breath of fresh air. New people. New conversations. New things to do. No email. No cell phone. No internet. But now I´m bac ... [full story]

August 24th 2009  Central America Caribbean » Nicaragua » Madriz » Somoto
Okay. So I just saved directions for the visa stuff onto my memory so I can take it home and read it over again. Basically, we filled out the form. He has to fill out a supplemental form, also, th ... [full story]

August 23rd 2009  Central America Caribbean » Nicaragua » Madriz » Moropoto
23 August 2009 Sunday 12:33 PM Garden update. Our neighbor’s turkeys flew up and ate most of the leaves of the green beans. They’re not looking so hot. We planted tomato seeds ... [full story]

August 21st 2009  Central America Caribbean » Nicaragua » Madriz » Moropoto
21 August 2009 Friday 7pm I would like to go home for Thanksgiving or Christmas. And I would like to take Lenin, too. But, before we buy tickets, we need to get him a tourist visa using the Non ... [full story]