Outside the church: me, Mayelis, and a baby cow! Veal, anyone? (Kidding! for those who don´t know, I don´t eat red meat...) See what i mean about the MUD..Lovely on my sandled toes. The cow-pat is especially nice.....
Mothers Day & A "Golden" Wedding Anniversary May 30th 2006 Unfortunately I haven´t been able to write recently, due to a combination of the fact that I have (for once!) been extremely busy with work, and the fact that the power keeps going out! Blackouts here are an ever-present problem. This issue lends itself to an interesting debate over the privatization of formerly public services, such as power (privatized) and water (soon to be privatized, if the ... read more
Central America Caribbean » Nicaragua » Caribbean Nicaragua » Nueva Guinea The Pacific Coast of Nicaragua was settled as a Spanish colony from Panama in the early 16th century. Independence from Spain was declared in 1821 and the country became an independent republic in 1838. Britain occupied the Caribbean Coast in the fir... ... read more
Hi, my name is Seeta. I have just completed my thierd year of ´Global Political Studies´at York University, specializing in Development studies. With only one more year left before I graduate, I am taking this time inbetween my third and fourth years to participate in the ´York International Internship Program´(YIIP) to Nicaragua. I arrived in Nicaragua on April 27th, and already I feel like so much has happened...... full info