Sorry for the late entry. My computer has been upset at me, but it seems to be working now. This past week has been very exciting for those of us in Nicaragua. Julio 19th is the anniversary of the revolution some 30 years ago. It was when the real fight between the Sandinistas and the Samozas broke out. The Sandinistas were Che Guavara and Fidel Castro inspired and had adopted the Marxist philosophy. In the end, they had won the battle. However, the government was no better if not worse than before. Presently, a former prominent figure in the movement, Daniel Ortega, is in power. Many do not like him and he does not have a very high approval rate. The government shares friendly relations with countries like Cuba, Venezuela, and Iran. All of this information
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