http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Nicaragua/Madriz/San-Lucas/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Central America Caribbean , Nicaragua , Madriz , San Lucas en-us Mon, 04 Jan 2010 01:19:48 +0000 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 01:19:48 +0000 Quick update.More seeds Mail shoutout to Joy Thank youThis Friday Sept 4 marks my 1 YEAR MARK IN NICARAGUA Yup got here a year ago. Friday is also afroshs birthday Monday 5th my boss comes to visit me in my community.Tuesday at like 3am Lenin and I are heading to Wiwili Jinotega to visit his family. Which means I will have neither cell phone nor internet connection for over a w http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Nicaragua/Madriz/San-Lucas/blog-433323.html 8 August 2009Saturday night 615 pmA lot has been happening. Like lots. In no particular order... My camera was stolen everyone here was convinced I was pregnant but I definitely am not I was tested for Chagas Disease and thank god donrsquot appear to have it I dropped below 150 and Lenin asked for my hand in marriagehellip and I said yes We are headed up to Wiwili to visit his fami http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Nicaragua/Madriz/San-Lucas/blog-427088.html Well decided to come on down to San Lucas to use the internet. Glad theres a cyber here though usually I just go onto Somoto today no me pide.I need to take more photos of the garden. The green beans are about 3 inches tall the radishes are a couple of inches tall the onions from the bulbs from the Cahails are also about 3 inches tall and the carrots and beets have sprouted as has the di http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Nicaragua/Madriz/San-Lucas/blog-412325.html Sometimes Lenin asks me to come up and spend the night with him at his work in the border town of El Espino where he works for customs. He has to work a 24 hour shift so he leaves on the first bus out of Moropoto at 6.30 am and leaves El Espino at 7.30 am the next morning. Sometimes he asks me to come visit. Im going again tonight... it will be my 3rd time in about a month and a half. http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Nicaragua/Madriz/San-Lucas/blog-409573.html okay i have no real energy to write today. ive just been answering emails... and im going to copy and paste parts of a few of those here.............................to my bossThank you for Ps mini Spa and the positive reinforcement. It feels like I have to keep reminding everyone in my community that Ive only been here for 2 months. I mean Im still working on the espaol and getting pe http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Nicaragua/Madriz/San-Lucas/blog-368744.html Yeah in a pissy mood. Not sure why. Something to do with S leaving back for her site not getting breakfast being the only one hauling water for the first 5 trips not being proficient at washing pants on a 1.5x2 foot concrete slab having Eyebrows be in such a good mood Heartbreakers silence and the fact that the aforementioned took my camo hat with him today and I am wearing my comfort BM http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Nicaragua/Madriz/San-Lucas/blog-355068.html Remarks of PresidentElect Barack Obamaas prepared for deliveryElection NightTuesday November 4th 2008Chicago Illinois If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time who still questions the power of our democracy tonight is your answer. It's the answer told by lines that http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Nicaragua/Madriz/San-Lucas/blog-341989.html WOOHOOGod watching freaking Nica television Canal 2 last night during the noticias at 6pm was kiiiiillling me They showed a brief picture of Obama and McCain and then went to their reporter in Miami who was just going on and on and on about blah blah blah and then they went to a LIVE broadcast of the American ambassador to Nicaragua Robert Callahan who was also blah blah blahing and I http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Nicaragua/Madriz/San-Lucas/blog-341969.html