Photos

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I finally found an internet place that had a computer that recognized my camera card. Hope you like.

Dawn

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Photos

Ampora making tortillas
My host mother making tortillas at her mothers house

My Bedroom
Here is where I am sleeping. There is no door, but there are drapes in the doorway.

Composting Toilet
Most houses have their own toilet. Ours is green, but don´t know why.

House from front
Here is the family´s house from the front. It is newly constructed.

Christmas tree in living room
This is in the living room. There is not much furniture because they just moved in.

Amporas parents
Here are my hostesses parents. Mama is Petronia and papa is a campesino farmer. He is busy every day up in the mountains with his cows and his coffee plants.

Outdoor oven
Here is where they make tortillas when the weather is hot.

My Classroom
Not far from the house is the area where classes are conducted. Muy fresco!

Pig
Out behind the house is this pig. He will be butchered and sold to the town nearby. He grunts at everyone as they go to the latrine.

Getting Ready for Class
This week I have classes with Maribel. Next week I have another teacher. I took this picture while I waited for Maribel to get started.

Shower stall
Here is where we take our showers. Yesterday, I heard Rosa (Ampora´s sister) scream while she rinsed with the cold water. Maybe it helps; I haven´t tried it yet.

War Memorial
This is the memorial I wrote a little about in my last blog.

Tortilla Cooking
Here is one tortilla cooking on the indoor wood burning stove.

Water pump
This water pump is directly between Ampora and her mother´s house. They are lucky that they only have to haul water 20 feet or so.

Shower and Laundry area
Here you can see the shower stall and beyond it the area where clothes and dishes are washed.

Comments

[Mom]

Great pictures; worth waiting for
Finished Mistletoe Marketplace last night. 2 concerts completed and 1 to go on the 21st. Dress for this one red and green, Medieval costumes for first one of Christmas season and black and white for the middle one. I sent your blog to Joanne Rankin because she asked what were you doing in Nicaragua. I guess I mentioned it in note on her Christmas card.