Blogs from Northern Highlands, Nicaragua, Central America Caribbean - page 10

Bold Kreative Photography photos that Kristy took of Lenin and me when we were home for Christmas. A small selection! This does mean, though, that we are not in Moropoto, Madriz, but instead were at Ha Ha Tonka State Park in Camdenton, Missouri.... read more

I pulled out my journal the other day. It's a beatiful leather journal that I bought in Beijing solely for the purpose of joining the Peace Corps and recording my thoughts. I used to write in it about every day, up until like last February or something, and then I'd only write sporadically or not at all, only using it to update what had happened in the last months. So I pulled it out to update what has happened since my last update, which was the beginning of September of last year. So my 27th birthday, buying my stove and cooking, electricity going out and people using barbed wire to steal electricity, and Lenin's and my trip home to Missourah for Christmas 2009 and New Year 2010. Then I went back and read about when Lenin ... read more

It's snowing. Again. We've had two snows thus far, but they've both melted within a day or two. Now it's snowing again. Perhaps we'll get to, like, build a snowman or go sledding! Also, thank god 2009 is done. 2008 was such a mile stone for me. I'd been planning for 6 years to get to Beijing during the Summer Olympics, and I was there all summer and got to see some Games. And while I was there, the Peace Corps called. And so, since I've started this phase of my life, I keep saying "hasta Noviembre de 2010," or "until November of 2010". So I went from Life Goal Olympics 2008 to End of Service 2010. Which means that 2009 was.... well, kind of a non year. In the grand scheme of my goal oriented ... read more

Tegucigalpa, Honduras, a 26 de septiembre del 2009. Saludos a todos. Muchos saludos a todos desde Tegucigalpa, sì, leyeron bien, la capital de Honduras. En su momento me dedicarè a teclear algunas lìneas sobre la situaciòn polìtica en este paìs, pero por el momento aprovecho para enviar algunas fotografìas de un pueblo de la zona montañosa nigaragüense llamado El Ocotal, ubicado a 30 minutos de la frontera con Honduras, que resultò ser inesperadamente bonito y que de ser mexicano sin duda estarìa en la lista de "pueblos màgicos". Lamentablemente en Nicaragua, al igual que en Mèxico, gustan de privilegiar unas regiones sobre otras, enfocàndose la promociòn turìstica a la zona del Pacìfico (donde està la capital Managua, Leòn y Granada), dejando descuidadas las dos zonas restantes (montañas y Caribe). El pueblo està considerado un sitio històrico ... read more

Hi, I arrived back in Esteli this afternoon. A storm came through last night and it was really cold and wet this morning at the Miraflor Reserve. While I was there I met a couple and their children who live in Temple Terrace (near Tampa). They were staying in the same cabina area as I was and we were being taken care of by one family. I had a guide take me around one half day and saw the school and the village. There were lots of crops and people got around mostly by horseback or by walking. There is no running water or electricity there. The familes collect rainwater and have a solar powered generator that runs several hours each evening for several hours. All families that I saw had gardens. One of our guides ... read more