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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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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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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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How I Learned Spanish
This song:
Achuapa
This weekend brought me to the farthest reaches of my department to the town of Achuapa, where two Volunteers live, Mary, a Health Volunteer who came to country in my group, and Ruben, an Environment Volunteer from the group prior … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged Achuapa, climate change, environment, environment festival, environmental festival, festival, global warming, Griteria, Halloween, hippie, hippie fest, hippie festival, hippies, León, music, music festival, singing
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Nica Music
I filmed this little clip at an event in the park in León last weekend. It is quintessential music that is popular in Nicaragua right now:
Posted in León, Music
Tagged central park, central plaza, culture, León, music, Nicaragua, park, parque, parque central, plaza
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Sounds of the Times
As I was writing my last post and complaining about some music I endured today, I was thinking that I actually do like a lot of the music down here. I’m really getting into some of the Latin music. And … Continue reading
Posted in Music
Tagged bachata, festival, Latin, Latin music, music, music festival, music video, musica, playlist, Prince Royce
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Día de Los Maestros
Día de Los Maestros is National Teachers’ Day, and it is tomorrow, Sunday June 29, in Nicaragua. Classes are cancelled on Monday to observe the holiday, and most classes were cancelled on Thursday as well so that the kids could … Continue reading
Posted in León, Teaching
Tagged beer, county fair, dance, dancing, docente, docentes, high school, León, maestro, maestros, music, Nicaragua, profesor, profesores, rum, secondary school, teach, teacher, teachers, Teachers' Day, teaching
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The St. Kilda Festival
The last trip I am taking before heading off to Nicaragua for the Peace Corps is Australia. Although I was here a year ago, my really good friends Catherine and Luke live here, plus it is a fun place with … Continue reading
Posted in Pre-Service, Travel, Vlog
Tagged arts, Australia, beach, camp, Camp Shohola, Elwood, festival, Melbourne, music, music festival, ocean, Shohola, St. Kilda, St. Kilda Festival, Victoria, video, YouTube
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Incidents of Travel 