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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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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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Las Pilas-El Hoyo
One of the projects that I have been working on nearly my entire time in León is business advising for a rural tourism cooperative. In January I proposed to them the idea of offering a full moon hike to Las … Continue reading
Posted in León, Work
Tagged Asososca, business advising, business advisory, cooperative, dawn, El Hoyo, full moon, full moon hike, full moon tour, hiking, Laguna del Tigre, Lake Managua, Las Pilas, Las Pilas-El Hoyo, León, Managua, Momotombito, Momotombo, moon, Nicaragua, rural tourism, tour, tourism
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Vacation Recap
Around a week ago I explained my relative blogging hiatus through the occasion of a vacation – my parents and friends were consecutively in Nicaragua. I’ve just completed a series of posts about the stops on my trip, and I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged El Castillo, Granada, León, Managua, Nicaragua, Ometepe, Ometepe Island, Playa Gigante, Rio San Juan, Rivas, Tola, Travel, traveling, trip, vacation
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The Lion’s Den
After showing my parents Colonial Disney World, it was only fitting for me to bring them to the Lion’s Den, León. On our agenda were: The boiling mud pits of San Jacinto (some of my mom’s photos below) Going up … Continue reading
Posted in León, Travel, Vlog
Tagged beach, boiling mud, Bruce Springsteen, cathedral, fumaroles, Granada, León, lion, lions, Lions' Den, Managua, mid pits, museum, New Years Eve, playa, Ruben Dario, Springsteen, The Boss
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National Entrepreneurship Congress and Competition
Last Wednesday through Friday was the National Entrepreneurship Congress and Competition, which is the culmination of a year of work for Small Business Development Volunteers, teachers, and students all around Nicaragua. I didn’t have a team competing. My students had … Continue reading
Posted in Peace Corps, Teaching
Tagged camp, Camp Shohola, conference center, electric keyboard, entrepreneur, entrepreneurial spirit, entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship competition, Entrepreneurship Congress, Esteli, hotel, hotel and conference center, keyboard, Managua, motivated, motivation, music pedal, networking, Nicaragua, pedal, Shohola, Spanish, tea
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A Requiem for Matagalpa
This last week and a half I’ve felt like I’m back at my old job. Last Monday I pulled a round trip to Managua to work on a few talks I would be giving later in the week. On Tuesday I … Continue reading
Posted in Philosophy, Travel, Vlog
Tagged airplane coach, breakfast, bus, bus ride, bus rides, business travel, cheese, coffee, coffee harvest, coffee picking, coffee plantation, contra, contras, corn, corn tortilla, corn tortillas, cuajada, entrepreneurship, food, fresco, gallo pinto, guirila, harvest, ice cream, Italian, Italian food, Jean Baudrillard, La Dalia, León, Managua, Matagalpa, on the road, pejibaye, pizza, plantation, President Reagan, Reagan, Ronal Reagan, terrorist, terrorists, tortilla, tortillas, Travel, visit, Work
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Nagarote
Nagarote is a town halfway in between León and Managua. It is on the far side of Lake Managua (with Managua being on the near side). I went there today with my soon to depart site-mate, Chelsea, who used to … Continue reading
Posted in Training
Tagged Bible, botanical gardens, central park, cheese, church, clean, earthquake, entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship competition, lake, Lake Managua, lookout, Managua, mirador, Momotombo, Nagarote, overlook, park, quesillo, school, Telica, Volcan Telica, volcanic chain, volcano, volcanoes, volcanos
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Departmental Competition
Yesterday morning was the Departmental Entrepreneurship Competition. This was the culmination of a lot of planning on my and my counterparts’ parts, a series of local competitions, and hard work on the part of 11 teams of students from municipalities … Continue reading
Posted in León, Teaching
Tagged auditorium, business competition, business plan, chicken salad, chicken salad sandwich, Departmental Entrepreneurship Competition, entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship competition, hot, judge, judge panel, judges, León, Managua, national competition, Nicaragua, Power Point, PowerPoint, sandwich, school, schools, students
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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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