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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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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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What Now?
The National Entrepreneurship Congress and Competition is over. The school year is all but over. The wonders of Matagalpa have been explored. Thanksgiving has been had at the Ambassador’s Residence. What now? What do I do, with respect to work, … Continue reading
Posted in Peace Corps, Travel, Work
Tagged Ambassador, Ambassador's House, Ambassador's Residence, America, commercial sex worker, commercial sex workers, domestic violence, embassy, entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship competition, Entrepreneurship Congress, Esteli, HIV, León, LGB, LGBT, LGBTQ, LGBTQA, Matagalpa, Nicaragua, pool, prostitute, prostitutes, self-esteem, sex worker, sex workers, swimming, swimming pool, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Dinner, turkey, United States, United States of America, US, USA
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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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#SimbaInMatagalpa
Matagalpa http://t.co/SQ5Pn9c1Qb — Eric Insler (@EricInsler) November 17, 2014 Hostel in Matagalpa is booked for Friday and Saturday nights #SimbaInMatagalpa — Eric Insler (@EricInsler) November 19, 2014 If all goes well #SimbaInMatagalpa tomorrow — Eric Insler (@EricInsler) November 21, 2014 … Continue reading
Matagalpa
One of the departments of Nicaragua is named Matagalpa, and it is chock full o’ Volunteers. It is north of León and is fairly mountainous. This is the land and the hills that crawled with Sandinista rebels and then contra fighters … Continue reading
Update on the Bucket List
I’ve been hard at work scratching items off of my and Joanna’s León/Occidente Bucket List: Isla Juan Venado Salinas Grandes Beach Volcan Cosigüina Volcan San Cristobal Volcan Telica Momotombo Momotombito Nagarote León Viejo Jiquilillo Beach Wetlands of Chinandega Climb the Cathedral … Continue reading
Posted in León, Travel
Tagged Azul, beach, bucket list, courtyard, Dario, Matagalpa, Momotombo, poem, poetry, Ruben Dario, Telica, volcano
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