Blogs from Capital Region, Nicaragua, Central America Caribbean - page 29

Chapter One (because I think it would kill me to write about it all at once)** Thinking about my first day in Managua makes me want to cry, get sick and cut myself open. My emotions are too intense. I want to share with you what it feels like, but I'm not that talented. On the bus on the way to the volcanic lake, you'd never know that the little boy clinging to you, fitting his body into your lap as though he was made for it, all cleaned up in a little orange shirt, smiling and sweet, you'd never believe where he sleeps at night. You'd watch him in the water, the older boy taking his head band off and showing the younger one how to wear it cool, you'd never know... One boy would ... read more

Well, so much seems like it has happened since last I wrote. The next day we went early in the morning to register at the ´minisry for foreigners and immigration´ at 7am. But apparently it no longer opens at 7: it now opens at 8am, and they didn´t bother to inform anyone. (my first introduction to the Nicaraguan sense of time!) So we formed a long, grubling que outstide. Juliana was beside herself! (she reminds me of one of those strong, carribian ladies, whose not afraid to speak her mind to any poor soul who happens to be in the vicinity). She was ranting about how "they can´t treat ppl like this!", and how "it´s a public service and a basic RIGHT, and how DARE they keep us locked outside in the sun like animals"! I ... read more

Perhaps some of you are wondering what a 63 year old woman with bad knees is doing roaming around 5 countries in Central America. Having a darn good time for one thing, learning Spanish for another, and to be really honest, escaping another fun New England winter. For the last 4 years I have gone to wonderful countries and cities to learn Spanish ( Oaxaca, Mexico; Seville, Spain; Cuenca, Ecucador and this year to Costa Rica). I have enough certificates that say I have completed ' Curso1' to paper a closet. Finally, I am happy to say, I am in 'Curso 2' and pretty proficient with the present and past tenses of those damn Spanish verbs. Today I met my private guide Edgar, a green eyed, movie star handsome young man. Today was his lucky day ... read more

Hola Amigos Afgelopen maandag met Enrico naar Managua gegaan, want in de hoofdstad moeten we ons toch op zijn minst een dag kunnen vermaken. Niet dus. Na 2 uur rondlopen, met veel moeite een restaurant voor de lunch gevonden en de stad uitgegaan, naar een plaats waar locals heengaan om te zwemmen. Daar de middag gerelaxd. S avonds terug naar Managua, op zoek naar een restaurant. Dat bleek ook nog niet zo makkelijk. Uiteindelijk in een shopping centre gegeten en daarna naar de film gegaan (relaxen in mijn hotel was geen optie, want dat was niet zo geweldig). Na de film met de taxi terug naar mijn hotel, dat er s avonds alles behalve veilig uitzag. Geaarzeld of ik hier wel zou blijven, maar uiteindelijk besloten dat toch te doen. Enrico vertrok even naar 12-en om ... read more

B is a new travler I've been hanging with, he just finished working in the Peace Corp for 2 years in the Oso Pennesila in C.R. He and I travled to Masaya market to buy some art work. I found a stunning painting of a Nica girl gripping onto Barbed wire with the Volcano in the background, I felt the artist wanted to depict entrapment and limited exhistance lack of freedom to move forward and too far from the native rural past to turn back, I felt a strong sence of dispair in her eyes....bla bla juxaposition...bla bla.... read more