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Pizza & Art
About an hour south of León there is a small sea-side fishing town called El Tránsito. And ten years ago, a an American woman founded a center called “El Tránsito Centro de Artes,” or “El Tránsito Arts Center,” (ETCA) in … Continue reading
Posted in Peace Corps, Second Goal, Work
Tagged art, art center, artesenal pizza, beach, brick oven, brick oven pizza, climate, dreams, dry, El Nino, embroider, embroidery, fish, fishing, ocean, Pacific Ocean, personal goals, philanthropist, philanthropy, pizza, pizza art, pizza oven, rain, rainy season, savings, sew, sewing, turtle eggs, turtles, women, womens' collective, womens' cooperative, wood oven
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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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Fish
Do you know that there is a sushi restaurant in León? For inexplicable reasons it is called Manhattan, and it isn’t bad. And I can imagine that they get their fish at the Mercadito of Sutiava, one of the four markets … Continue reading
Posted in León
Tagged beach, fish, fish market, León, market, Nicaragua, ocean, sea, sushi, sushi restaurant, Sutiava, turtle, turtle egg, turtle eggs, turtles
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