Venezuela – Part One
(Originally posted August 2010) After a week of being back in Mérida, I’m settling into the routine and rhythm of a place that feels like home. It’s been four years since I’ve eaten arepa, stared out the bus window at the enormous Andes mountains or had café con leche with my Venezuelan family and…
Nicaragua – Week Three and Four
(Originally posted August, 2009) Things have gotten busy and I’ve neglected my weekly updates. In Granada I’ve been busy with the preschoolers and workshops at Los Caracolitos. I’ve made two trips to Jinotega and spent a weekend in Costa Rica with Maria. Around Granada we drove up to Catarina el mirador to see…
Nicaragua – Week Two
(Originally posted July, 2009) This week my projects are in full swing and I’m working hard to fit as much in during the time I have here in Nicaragua. I’m running several groups out of a small community center about a thirty minute walk from where I’m staying. Henry, the doctor who runs the…
Nicaragua – Week One
(Originally posted July 2009) Hello! Melony and I arrived in Nicaragua one week ago and have been having a great time since the plane landed in Managua. We’ve learned our way around Granada and are getting used to eating rice and beans at each meal. Melony has started her Spanish classes and I’m…