A break from Spanish school

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Well we finally have a break from our Spanish school. What a great time we have been having. we study each morning and have activities in the afternoon. Our knowledge of Spanish is progressing quite rapidly. For our afternoon activities we have been taken on several hikes, two excursions to some remote beaches, cooking lessons, and my personal favorite, dance classes. Me gusta bailar (I like to dance). We danced salsa, marenge (sp), and palo de mayo, which is the maypole dance from the Atlantic Coast of Nicaragua. Tonight we will go to the local disco and try out our new dance steps. It will be a beautiful full moon night and the disco is right on the beach, perhaps we will take a dip in the ocean under the full moon to cool us off after the dancing. The Nicas love to dance so I am expecting a really fun evening. Of course we will be watching the Bronco game first, go Broncos! It is great to be back in Nicaragua, the warm humid climate seems to agree with me. I have not looked at any weather reports from Colorado, it was like spring when we left, hopefully winter has set in again and the mountains are getting some snow. Molly, send me a ski, excuse me, snowboard report. Here are some of the photos I have taken so far, hope you enjoy them.

Love from Kathy

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Photos

Typical Nicaraguan Street Scene
In Nicaragua the streets are shared by cars, trucks, buses, bicycles, pedestrians, horses and oxen. Driving here would be a real challenge for me as no one seems to read the street signs, or follow any of the rules of the road we are so accustomed to in the States.

Mas Cervesa Por Favor
A beer delivery guy in San Juan del Sur. Our favorite brand is Toña.

Puesta del Sol
Sunset over San Juan Del Sur.

Meet one of our room mates
This is our six legged room mate. Not sure what happened to his other two legs, but he seems to be keeping the other bugs at bay even with his deficiency.

International Hand Signals
My amigos saying hello using hand signals we all know too well.