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La Asunción de María
It’s been a whole year already. Today was the Gritería Chiquita again. Legend has it that 67 years ago (or maybe 68, but who’s counting anyway?) Cerro Negro volcano had been erupting for 15 straight days, the roofs couldn’t support … Continue reading
Posted in León
Tagged altar, assumption of mary, candy, Gigantona, Gritería Chiquita, Griteria, Halloween, heaven, music, noise, Purisima, trick-or-treat, trick-or-treating
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I Went to Jail
You may have noticed that I have not posted in two weeks or so…
Posted in León, Pre-Service
Tagged El Chapo, food, jail, jail conditions, law, Managua, Nicaragua, prison, prisoner, San Juan del Sur
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Nicaraguan Folk Music
Five posts in five days. Here is the last one. It was a good and fun-filled-fun packed week. Over the last two months León (which I will never tire of lauding for its quality and frequent offerings of cultural events) … Continue reading
Posted in León, Third Goal
Tagged Carlos Mejia Godoy, concert, Ernest Cardenal, folk music, Katia Cardenal, León, Luis Enrique Mejia Godoy, Mejia Godoy, music
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Disasters, Natural and Otherwise
A few disasters, natural and otherwise, have reared up around the Occidente this week, each affecting my projects. I’ve written before about the incidence of disasters here and the vulnerability of the population. Luckily, so far these have been minor … Continue reading
Posted in León
Tagged Bernie Sanders, Democratic Presidential Nomination, disaster, disasters, gold, gold mine, Mina El Limón, mine, natural disaster, Poneloya, protest, strike, swell, tidal swell, tide, tsunami, violence, volcanic emissions, volcanic eruption, volcano, vulnerability
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Feels Like 106°
You know those one or two days every year in NY when it is 100° and everyone freaks out and the news has extended coverage of how the Port Authority is adding extra buses and the city is setting up spritzing … Continue reading
Posted in León, Vlog
Tagged Chinandega, complain, complaint, Eddard Stark, El Salvador, Game of Thrones, heat, hot, León, Ned Stark, Nicaragua, rain, Starks, summer, video blog, vlog, winter, Winter is Coming
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Practicum Week
Around this time last year I was sent north to Jinotega for a Volunteer Visit with then Small Business Development Volunteer Hannah (she is now a Returned PC Volunteer in the US, meaning she completed her two years of service). … Continue reading
Posted in León, Peace Corps, Training
Tagged beach, black clams, business advisory, business training, ceviche, Chinandega, clam, clams, cooperative, education, fish, fish market, fish processing, fried fish, Jinotega, León, lesson plan, lesson planning, lesson plans, mangroves, Nicaragua, ocean, Peace Corps, Small Business Development Volunteers, teacher training, teaching, training, US Peace Corps, wetlands
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Surprise!
Most unfortunately, two of my site-mates, Joanna and Isabel, are leaving Nicaragua in April and May, respectively. Our friend and Isabel’s host cousin, Jeniffer, came up with the idea to throw them a joint surprise despedida (going away party). The plan was … Continue reading
Posted in León
Tagged beach, Beyonce, caballo bayo, Caribbean, fish, food, fried fish, gringo, León, Nicaragua, ocean, Peñitas, Poneloya, surprise, surprise party
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Winter is Coming
Posted in Books, León
Tagged forecast, Game of Thrones, heat, hot, León, Ned Stark, Nicaragua, Starks, summer, weather, weather forecast, winter, Winter is Coming
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Tornado (Sort of)
I went to Managua this morning and got back in the afternoon. As soon as I turned the corner to my house I knew that something was up. There was a pile of roof tiles out front and someone was … Continue reading
Posted in León, Philosophy, Vlog
Tagged blessing, Catholic, Catholocism, holy water, León, Nicaragua, priest, roof, roof damage, roof tiles, tornado, video blog, vlog, wind, wind storm, windy
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Lunar Eclipse
There’s a l0t of moon action this weekend. Saturday night is the first night of Passover, which astronomically guarantees a full moon. Full moons are a big deal here in León because many tour companies offer full moon volcano hikes, … Continue reading
Posted in León
Tagged causation, correlation, earthquake, eclipse, full moon, hike, Judaism, León, lunar eclipse, moon, Nicaragua, Passover, religion, superstition, Telica, tetrad, volcano, volcano hike
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Incidents of Travel 