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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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Rural Business Advising
On three occasions now, while talking about financial goals, savings, and loans, I have had participants draw their financial goals. I thought of the activity because I have been working with two cooperatives whose members have low education levels and … Continue reading
Posted in Peace Corps, Teaching, Work
Tagged beach, business advising, business training, community tourism, cooperative, cooperatives, dreams, education, financial goals, fishing, goals, León, ocean, Poneloya, poverty, rural, rural education, rural tourism, Telica, Telica Volcano, tourism, transportation, Volcan Telica, volcano
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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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Redbeard the Pirate
Who knew that there were submerged rocks at Playa Roca Beach? Yesterday we were at the beach and an innocent body surf turned into quite the ordeal. Isabel, Mari, and I were swept up against a submerged rock. In my … Continue reading
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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Getting Ready for the Beach
Sorry I haven’t posted for a while. Internet went out during a thunderstorm Monday night and it just came back this afternoon. Tomorrow I’m bringing my Lions’ Pride to the farther-out third beach of León, Salinas Grandes. We may stay the … Continue reading
Posted in León, Travel
Tagged artificial pumpkin, beach, coconut, fruit, León, Nicaragua, ocean, pack, packing, packing list, pina colada, pina coolada, pineapple, pumpkin, Salinas Grandes, Starbucks
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The Beach
Did I mention that León is 10 miles from the Pacific Ocean?
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 