Blogs from Mombacho, Southern Pacific Coast, Nicaragua, Central America Caribbean - page 3

Buenas world! I´ve been in different states of being horizonatal (and get your minds out of the gutter, not in that way) for a week or so, and I havnt been up to writing about the lack of things that I actually do. But, heres a run down of the recent: - my feet finally scabbed! I can walk around town without getting more blisters and making my feet bleed! Gracias a Dios! On the eastern shoe front, I finally went to Masaya yesterday and purchased a pair of lether sandals to schlep around town in. - Masaya was another experience altogether. It seems its part of Latin culture to answer a question no matter if one really knows the answer. I went with a Swedish girl Camilla, and the micro-bus didnt drop us off at ... read more

After 3 great weeks in Costa Rica, I finally moved onto to country #2: Nicaragua. The change was evident right at the border. We all filed off the bus to have our passports checked, and we were swarmed by about 20 little kids, all really skinny and hungry, asking for money for food. All those summers doing camps primed me to have a soft spot for kids, and this was really hard to take, I found it pretty difficult, and I still find this scene haunting me everyday since, again and again. The border took 2 hours, we got on the bus, and Nicaragua´s unfortunant title as the second poorest country in the northern hemisphere was easily identifiable. We passed rows upon rows of tin shacks lining the highway, kids labouring in the fields while their ... read more

6-10-06 At the grocery store, we were going to buy some meat. When we arrived they were serving number 93. We took a number and were number 47. “What does this mean?” I asked in Spanish. The answer: that they get to 100 then start all over again. So we had some time, and of course that meant that we would start talking. There was this pretty cute Nicaraguan that I flirted with. It was funny because he told me to take a picture of this funny woman with huge rollers in her hair. I was just thinking that I would like to do that right before he told me to. So, I laughed and laughed. That guy knows how to do it, but honestly, the rest of these Nicas need some help when it comes ... read more

Hey everyone, some more exciting updates for you all! Hmmm what has happened lately? My title is funny because we always say we are leaving a place and usually never do until at least the next day. Yep, we´ll go tomorrow for sure :) Steve and I took the bus up to Esteli a few days ago. The ride up was beautiful, lots of green mountains, palm trees and tiny little towns. Nicaragua really is amazing, it feels like you´ve gone back in time. Even in Managua, which is a crazy, dodgy city, you see horse drawn carriages and cobblestone streets. You see little houses with kids playing outside in the dirt and laundry hanging everywhere. There are lots of horse carts around too. Anyways, we got into Esteli and found a nice little hostel right ... read more

maybe it is a little premature to say this, being that I-ve only been here 10 minutes, but I already love Granada and Nicaragua and the place I'm staying, the bearded monkey. I met some great locals on the bus, everyone at the hostel is really friendly. I find myself again in awe of colonial buildings. The town is quiet, at least what I-ve seen, and so is the hostel. The hostel has all of these great drawings and political articles posted on the walls, a nice courtyard with trees, and curry!! okay off to eat a bit but mostly just need sleep (hopefully tonight I don't have a snorer). Then gotta look for work for when I get back. Any suggestions anyone? talk to y'all soon (happy birthday mom!) mikael... read more