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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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Telica Keeps on Rumbling
Things are still rumbling in Telica. I was there last Monday. At that time there hadn’t been an eruption for 24 hours, but things acted up again later in the week and have not ceased. The super-heated boulders that are … Continue reading
Posted in Vlog
Tagged beach, eruption, explosion, health, Poneloya, Red Cross, Telica, Telica Volcano, Volcan Telica, volcanic eruption, volcanic explosion, volcano
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Disasters, Natural and Otherwise
A few disasters, natural and otherwise, have reared up around the Occidente this week, each affecting my projects. I’ve written before about the incidence of disasters here and the vulnerability of the population. Luckily, so far these have been minor … Continue reading
Posted in León
Tagged Bernie Sanders, Democratic Presidential Nomination, disaster, disasters, gold, gold mine, Mina El Limón, mine, natural disaster, Poneloya, protest, strike, swell, tidal swell, tide, tsunami, violence, volcanic emissions, volcanic eruption, volcano, vulnerability
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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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Incidents of Travel 