Getting out of Dodge Molly,
Have been following this very closely since we returned to Houston last week. I pray for your safety and the safety of your friend. Please keep us posted on what is happening as the news is very sketchy. Which clinic that we held was closest to where LasManos is?
Stay safe!
Chris Priska
Centers of Hope
Mission Medical Director
More turmoil... He didn't give me any specific details that he might have happened to read in the Sunday KC Star newspaper this morning, but your Dad did say that there was more turmoil.
What have you heard since your last CNN report? Anything from the PC yet?
Love you, Molly! I do so admire your commitment,....but you're only one sentence away from being back in MO,....anytime of the day or night, you know. Sounds like you're right in the direct pathway of trouble, being between Estelli and the Honduran border.
Well, the news..... Well, so you've heard what CNN has to say, and I, too, would be, like, FRANTIC about Lenin up guarding the border AND about all of you that are up to the North so far. What has the Peace Corps said about these safety issues?? Any word from them yet? You have other volunteers up in those mountains, too, right? It all sounds so very close to you
(Estelli!!) and so volatile!!
Yes, I agree. And while at the cardiologist, have him point you toward the thyroid man; OK? Love you, Molly.
I'm so glad you liked Shantaram; it reminded me of you in a real but totally non-literal way. If that makes sense. And it is just a very popular book down here. The author is an Aussie, and so this book is a bestseller on his home turf, but I've never seen it in the Northern Hemisphere. (Not that I've looked.)
And thanks for posting your reading list! I'm looking for a few ideas to get me through the rest of this winter, and many of these look wonderful.
Seed bank Molly,
Great idea...and most needed for sure. I just returned from Porta Cabeza yesterday and came to the same conclusion. Perhaps we can work together and inject some love to a future of food autonomy for these wonderful people. I will be returning to Nicaragua in a few weeks (3 to 5) to start a permaculture demonstration project in Porta Cabeza and could bring down some extra seeds for you. Please let me know if this would be convient for you and if you still are in need for more seeds.
Is your location anywhere near Porta Cabezas or Blue Fields?
Keep up the great work Molly,
Ben
10 months in Nicaragua already! Wow! Thanks for the reality check on how quickly time passes.......however, sometimes it seems that you've been gone forever! We live, we grow, we change. Daily. It's been so fun for me, as your Mother, Molly, to have shared in some of your changes. I do read back into your earlier blogs occasionally, and it's always exciting to listen to you grow.
And change. I am SO anticipating the next time when we get to talk face-to-face. Miss you. Love you. And,....YES!!!
More beach time!!! Definitely!! xo
Deep Wow, your books seem so deep compared to mine. And I can't really say that everybody should read my list of favorite books, because my favorite book is Men > Women. =P
I will read The Life of Pi and The Alchemist sometime, I plomise. :)
OK..... Found your DEATHPROOF MONK, finally. Was with 'another pile' of your brother's "stuff that is totally where I mean for it to be and no one - NO ONE, MOM! - should ever even think of moving even one single piece of it or you'll mess me up for life" piles.
Will be in the mail heading for Nicaragua tomorrow AM! NICE NICE NICE to have the 4th of July on a Saturday and have 2 whole days (CLOUDY DAYS, oh YES!!!!) to be in the garden and the yard! Ahhhh
Terrific Job! Very very nice, Molly. Our printer is definitely substandard; however, I've printed a couple of copies to share.
I plan to take one to the Post Office tomorrow with me when I go to work. Think I might just send Granddad a
copy, too, since he doesn't have access to your blog online.
THANK YOU!! xo
very very interesting Guess I'd love to hear more details about Lenin's border patrol job (i.e. guarding the border from what, for example? drug smuggling? illegals crossing? guns? terrorist groups?). What happens to a 'suspect' once he is apprehended?
Does Nicaragua have a justice system comparable to ours, with courts and juries and representation for the accused?
Would you consider their sentencing harsher than ours or more tolerant?
..................just curious!
GOOD! Here's to 'your' Nican women and their gardens. I do hope all continues to go as per your amazing plan! What nice friends and family we have, huh? :)
Oh yay! I'm so glad it got there safely. And quickly! Damn. Maybe I'll start putting Customs declarations on my letters, too, in case they think I'm trying to send something very flat but very dangerous. (The dreaded mail shark? I dunno.) Did the food make it too? Can you cook it? My brother says he uses that kind of food when he's camping, so I thought it might work OK on the stove.
And the US tried to assassinate Chavez? Holy cow, NZ is really far away. Not even a whisper down here.
I hope everything is going well!
What up? I just haven't commented anything in a really long time, and this was just such an upbeat post, I just felt like I needed to say something. I'm in the same boat as you with all the people on vacay. Also I've done nothing regarding seeds, but I do have plans to. I just haven't quite gotten around to it yet. If nothing else, I at least want to send some. I'll try to get on that by July.
Mailman: Um, HELLO?? It's nice for the MAILMAN when you know his/her
name, ALSO! Ha! So, Molly, is there any specific seed or type of seed that you could use more of? When is "planting season" over and growing season begins? Guess there's no frost or ice there to worry about. Just curious! What day is Lenin's birthday?
AND>>>>>>> Pam's big bag of seeds is on their way, too, remember!!!
OH, MY,...Thank you, thank you, thank you, EVERYONE for your help with Molly's Peace Corps Seed Bank Project!!! What terrific support you ALL are! I just KNOW that your thoughtfulness will be a PART of Nicaragua for years and years to come....long after Molly's tour is over. Thank You!
Hi Hi Molly. Leave here on Wednesday around noon to St. Louis and then to Nicaragua on Thursday. I am really excited and can hardly wait. We are flying into Managua and then to Granada before going to Jinoteag - or at least I think that is the schedule. And I man not be spelling the names of the cities correctly.
Hope it works out that we can see you.
Judy
seeds Hey Molly--great work on your seed project. There are a few more coming to you, plus a little something special, from all of us here in CO. Kids last day of school is today. Lots of hugs, Lori
Ha Ha! Just read where you told of the manilla envelopes of seeds arriving. Guess next time I'll have to stuff a "green" black bag from Wal-Mart to help you with the carrying, huh? Seriously, glad they got there OK. We're so proud of you, Molly!!
rain, rain, go away,........ Ugh! LOTS of rain up here, too, lately. Today was Memorial Day and I felt so sorry for so many FT's. We've had some good moments, but have had lots of rain for the big Summer Kick-Off weekend. Our patio was TOTALLY submersed TWICE today from the gully-washers. Front yard looked like a creek. SOOOO glad today was a holiday and we were inside doing plumbing (ha) and not out delivering mail in this! Do you need more baggies/garbage bags/a tarp???
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Nice photos, Molly. Everyone looks relaxed and happy. Nice family. More later. Lightning is here for the night. xo