Splish Splash
What a whirlwind weekend!
Saturday afternoon, my sister and I set off for la pescina. A day at the pool seemed like a grand idea, as it was hot and humid
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Mas Espanol, Por Favor
Tomorrow marks 2 months here in Nicaragua. Prior to leaving, my hope was that I would be fluent in Spanish at 2 months into my trip. I've discovered, though, that
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Animales en la Calle!
Granada is blessed to have animals everywhere you turn. Cats on the roof, dogs on every corner, goats, horses, and cows, all wandering the streets, negotiating traffic with buses, people
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Spanish as a Path to Svadhyaya
I had a moment of triumph this morning when I finally remembered the word for stapler -- ingrapadora. This after almost a month of asking for the...what do you call
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Mmm, mmm, Commmida!
Nothing gives a sense of place so much as food. What food is naturally available in a region, and how do the people of use that food to nourish themselves?
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Un Dia en la Vida
Roosters in Nicaragua behave much as dogs do in the States. When one crows, they all begin cock-a-doodle-doodeling up and down the street. There's one rooster that appears to come
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Shopping
Weaving through the market, clutching my backpack. Stepping carefully lest I step on something that squishes. Avoiding potholes full of muddy water, avoiding lines of horse dung and the gray
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Baby Steps
When I was a brand spanking new teacher, the first class I was given to teach was called Hatha Star, which meant yoga for beginners. Talk about a challenge! I
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Compassion and Release
It was a morning like any other. I woke at 6:30 and got some tunes playing by plugging my kindle into some speakers I had borrowed from Pure. I sang
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Surrounded by Sound
Pictures just don't do Nicaragua justice. Instead, I wish I had a recorder with me so I could share the sounds of life in Nicaragua. If I did, then right
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