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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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Macizo Peñas Blancas
After an overnight respite in Matagalpa last Saturday, Aaron and I headed further north to Macizo Peñas Blancas. Macizo means massif in Spanish. Peñas Blancas roughly translates to White Cliffs. I believe the national park is aptly named: The ridge of cliffs … Continue reading
Posted in Philosophy, Photography, Travel
Tagged amphibians, Bear Hunt, bunk beds, camp, Camp Shohola, CEN, Center for Understanding of Nature, cicadas, cliffs, coffee, eco-lodge, frog, frogs, hiking, J.R.R.Tolkien, Jinotega, JRR Tolkien, leaf cutter ants, mammals, Matagalpa, Mirkwood, nature, outdoors, Penas Blancas, photo, photography, photos, pictures, reptiles, Shohola, snake, snakes, The Hobbit, wildlife
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Epiphytes
Epiphyte – a plant that grows on another plant but is not parasitic, such as the numerous ferns, bromeliads, air plants, and orchids growing on tree trunks in tropical rain forests Back in January when I was bumming around Chiapas I … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Travel
Tagged art, Australia, Cerro Negro, Chiapas, epiphyte, epiphytes, hike, Ian Potter, Ian Potter Museum, Jinotega, Melbourne, Mexico, orchid, orchids, photo, photography, photos, picture, pictures, San Cristobal de Las Casas, sandboarding, Victoria, volcano, volcano surfing
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How I Met Your Mother, Even Though She Isn’t the Point
First of all, I need to expose Barney’s deep, dark secret for once and for all, so the world can know the truth about him: The following is a censored version of my tirade after watching the series finale … Continue reading
Posted in Technology
Tagged disappointment, HIMYM, How I Met Your Mother, Jinotega, Nicaragua, Wi-Fi, WiFi
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Coffeelandía
This week I am in Jinotega, Jinotega, the capital of the coldest and wettest Nicaraguan department. April is a hot and dry month in Nicaragua in general, so despite being cooler than the rest of the country, which is sweltering … Continue reading
Posted in Peace Corps, Training, Travel
Tagged coffee, contras, Cuerpo de Paz, Jinotega, Managua, Nicaragua, Peace Corps, Reagan, US Peace Corps
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