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Monthly Archives: September 2014
My Aegean Odyssey
This post is the third in a series of posts I am calling Incidents of Travel Past. and today I take you to the Aegean Sea, circa 2012. I had been traveling with my friend Steve, but he had to leave … Continue reading
A Day in the Life
My winning streak came to an end last night. We got second to last place in trivia! The theme was animation. We had a strong showing with Disney and ran the category for superheroes, but we were decimated on anime. … Continue reading
Posted in León
Tagged animation, anime, banana, bananas, blender, cafe, cartoon, cashew, cashew fruit, cashew milk, Catholic, coffee, comic, comic book, comic books, Disney, entrepreneurship, fruit, heat, intermediate product, intermediate products, jicaro, melon, mosquitoes, naranjilla, Nicaragua, pineapple, plantain, plantains, platanos, production, rain, science, science fair, superhero, superheroes, tostones, value added, value-added chain, Virgen de la Merced, Virgin Mary, Virgin of Mercy
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Momotombo
Momotombo is basically the national symbol of Nicaragua. It is a perfectly shaped conical volcano on the banks of Lake Managua. It is the centerpiece of the national emblem of Nicaragua. I don’t know what inspirations Tolkien took for Mt. … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Music, Travel, Vlog
Tagged amateur photography, amateur photos, ash, flag, Grananda, hike, hiking, Lake Nicaragua, León, Lord of the Rings, LotR, Managua, Momotombito, Momotombo, music, national emblem, Nicaragua, photo, photography, picture, volcano, Walker, William Walker
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Blenvy
When we moved into our training towns way back in March, I was in a nice house in San Juan de Oriente, Masaya. The other Trainees in my town were Ryan, Jessica, and Rosendo. Jessica’s host mother, Eveling, was a … Continue reading
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Tagged banana, bananas, beans, blender, blender envy, blenvy, chia, chia seeds, León, Masaya, milkshake, milkshakes, Nicaragua, Osterizer, San Juan de Oriente
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Somoto Canyon
There isn’t any school this week until Thursday, because it is Independence Day here. They’ve been cancelling classes for weeks practicing for the marchas. This grew to become a large frustration for me, since we are in deep into the … Continue reading
Posted in Travel, Vlog
Tagged Batan, Batan death march, boat, bus, canyon, canyoning, Coco, Coco River, contra, contras, death march, Esteli, express, Guatemala, Honduras, hostel, huskey, husky, León, Madriz, Miskito, Nicaragua, Oregon, Oregon Trail, Pali, pirates, river, San Isidro, Sandinista, Sandinistas, Semuc Champey, Somoto, Somoto Canyon, Wal-Mart, water
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Dulce’s Birthday
Friday night fun in my Peace Corps site Continue reading
Posted in León
Tagged birthday, cake, cocktails, dance, dancing, drink, drinks, family, food, Johnny Walker, Johnny Walker Gold, León, liquor, party, Peace Corps, rum, Scotch, U.S. Peace Corps, United States Peace Corps, US Peace Corps, wine
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What Have I Been Up To?
It’s been a while since I’ve put up a post on my happenings, so I figure I would catch everyone up. For Small Business Development Volunteers, September and October are busy months. Any reader of my blog will know that … Continue reading
Posted in Peace Corps, Travel, Vlog
Tagged business advising, business competition, cathedral, Catholic, Catholic church, church, competition, competitions, entrepreneurship, Granada, high school students, Nicaragua, Peace Coprs, school-wide competitions, Somoto, Somoto Canyon, students, teaching, U.S. Peace Corps, United States Peace Corps, US Peace Corps, volcano, volcanoes
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Fake Gala in Granada
Granada is a small island in the Caribean that Ronal Reagan invaded in the 1980s. Depending on how you choose to remember this trip, it is either the story of how a young Peace Corps Volunteer from León traveled with his … Continue reading
Posted in Travel, Vlog
Tagged #I'mBringingSassyBack, #TheBitchIsBack, American, Backyard Hostel, British, bull shark, Dutch, El Garden Cafe, French, Granada, island, islands, Joan Rivers, kvetching, Las Isletas, León, Managua, Mombacho, monkey, Nicaragua, pirates, Pirates of the Carribean, poor, review, rich, schmear, shark, The Garden Cafe, TripAdvisor, volcano, Yiddish
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Video Blog = Vlog
In addition to keeping my blog updated, I like to let people hear my voice and see my face on my “Vlog” – Video Blog. All of the videos are hosted on my Vimeo account. I made this video last … Continue reading
Posted in Vlog
Tagged ALS, ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, Australia, bucket, cold water, film, freezer, friend, friendship, ice, ice bucket, Lou Gherig, Lou Gherig's Diseas, movie, New Zealand, Nicaragua, shower, video, video blog, video log, vlog, water
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New Blog!
I’ve got some exciting news. I have a new blog – The Economics Of … I used to write economics articles for a friend’s blog, but I’m branching off now. The first post on The Economics Of … Ebola should … Continue reading
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