I am now back in New Mexico. I came back a little earlier than planned (for several reasons) - Aug 4 rather than Aug 12. I am currently enduring the culture shock of being back in the United States. To summarize: I had a fabulous time in Nicaragua. Sorry there weren't more postings while I was there - but I was pretty busy and the internet isn't incredibly fast there - so uploading pictures could be a trial of patience. I learned so much in Nica. I talked to everyone I could about politics - the revolution, the contra war, the upcoming election. I also had many interesting conversations with both men and women about sports, machismo, violence, poverty, religion, art, grassroots organizing, etc. I ate fabulous food: gallo pinto, platanos, pitahaya juice, langosta, repollo/remolacha/etc. I
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