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Monthly Archives: March 2015
Frustration Rant
Having just published a post I ended by writing, “I could go on and keep talking about the minutiae of the school system here, but I see myself drifting into a frustration rant, so I think I will leave it … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching
Tagged behavioral interchange, camp, Camp Shohola, cell phone, cell phones, circus, clown, concentration, conductor, convention, cynicism, discipline, earthquake, earthquake drill, Einstein, fire, fire drill, ignorance, insanity, lesson plan, lesson planning, lesson plans, phone, phones, post-revolutionary society, revolution, right to education, rope, school, Shohola, tent, The Game, tug-of-war
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Semana Santa, Take Two
Last year I was less than thrilled with my first Semana Santa in Nicaragua. This year, despite being tempted to hide in my room or flee the country, I will be receiving my brother instead. Come to think of it, … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged Bambi, beach, bucket list, Cerro Negro, Chinandega, Cosiguina, Easter, Easter Week, estuary, highlands, hiking, holiday, Holy Week, Jiquilillo, La Dalia, Matagalpa, Nicaragua, Penas Blancas, Puerto Rico, sand boarding, sandboarding, Semana Santa, Telica, vacation, volcano boarding, volcano surfing, wetlands
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The Nicaraguan School System
You wouldn’t think that a Small Business Development Peace Corps Volunteer would spend much time in high schools, but in fact I spend at least 50% of my time in schools. Entrepreneurship is an official part of the high school … Continue reading
Re-Opening the Rum Case
Back in May I wrote a brief ethical examination on Nicaraguan rum. The problem is that the workers in the sugar cane (sugar cane being the main ingredient in rum) fields are dying of kidney failure at very young ages. So … Continue reading
Posted in Philosophy, Vlog
Tagged Chichigalpa, Chinandega, cycle of poverty, ethics, Flor de Cana, human rights, kidney, kidney disease, La Isla Foundation, labor, labor rights, León, Managua, morality, Nicaragua, Pellas, plantation, plantations, poverty, rights, rum, sub-contracting, sub-contractor, sugar cane, sugar cane workers, video blog, video log, visa
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Blood of Brothers
When you are invited to serve in Peace Corps Nicaragua you get an electronic welcome packet. And somewhere in that welcome packet there is a recommendation to read Blood of Brothers by Stephen Kinzer, a tome on contemporary Nicaraguan history. I … Continue reading
Posted in Books, León, Pre-Service
Tagged Blood of Brothers, book talk, culture, history, León, New York Times, Nicaragua, NYT, opinion, Peace Corps Nicaragua, Stephen Kinzer, welcome packet
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Redbeard the Pirate
Who knew that there were submerged rocks at Playa Roca Beach? Yesterday we were at the beach and an innocent body surf turned into quite the ordeal. Isabel, Mari, and I were swept up against a submerged rock. In my … Continue reading
Return on Investment
Return on Investment, or RoI, is one of those financial statistics that stock brokers throw around. I never really understood it, or at least, I never really invested the time to understand it. However, since working as a Volunteer, I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Peace Corps, Philosophy, Teaching
Tagged business advice, business advising, business advisory, camp, camps, finance, financial education, investment, planning, retreats, return on investment, RoI, stock broker, stock market, stock trading, stocks, teach training, teaching, youth camp, youth camps
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Do I like Nicaragua? Would I Do It Again?
Just a little over a year ago, before I came to Nicaragua, I absolutely loathed the question, “Why did you decide to join the Peace Corps?” I felt like people wanted to hear my reasons and pass judgement if they … Continue reading
Posted in León, Peace Corps
Tagged amenities, environment, happiness, health, León, natural beauty, Nicaragua, Peace Corps, Picasso, pros and cons, social problems, stress, tikun olam, United States Peace Corps, US Peace Corps
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Mejora tu Vida! – The Video Series
I found all of the cartoons that I use for Mejora tu Vida! on YouTube. If you speak Spanish, for your amusement/benefit:
Posted in Teaching
Tagged animation, cartoon, financial education, financial literacy, movie, video, YouTube
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Pulverized
Sometimes words in my native language become far more illustrative when I learn a related word in Spanish. Today, the word pulverize ascends to this new lofty height. Pulverize literally means to reduce to fine particles. Colloquially, we use it to … Continue reading
Posted in León
Tagged dry season, dust, dust storm, English, language, Latin, León, meaning, native language, Nicaragua, polvo, pulverize, sand, sand storm, Spanish, wind
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Incidents of Travel 