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Pulverized
Sometimes words in my native language become far more illustrative when I learn a related word in Spanish. Today, the word pulverize ascends to this new lofty height. Pulverize literally means to reduce to fine particles. Colloquially, we use it to … Continue reading
Posted in León
Tagged dry season, dust, dust storm, English, language, Latin, León, meaning, native language, Nicaragua, polvo, pulverize, sand, sand storm, Spanish, wind
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Where’d I Go?
In a word, nowhere. It has been a few weeks since I last made a post on this blog (I’ve put up quite a few posts on my economics blog though). The reason for my blogging absence is nothing less … Continue reading
Posted in Books, León, Peace Corps, Training, Work
Tagged Academy Awards, Battle of Five Armies, Birdman, blizzard, blog, blogs, Boyhood, Cerro Negro, cooperative, Dissent, economics, El Hoyo, engineering, engineering school, entrepreneurship, finance, financial education, grammar, Granada, Grand Budapest Hotel, health, Jacobin, Las Pilas, León, LGB, LGBT, LGBTQ, LGBTQA, North Korea, Northeast, Oscars, Out in the Dark, rural tourism, Spanish, teacher training, teaching, Telica, The Academy Awards, The Atlantic, The Battle of Five Armies, The Economist, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Hobbit, The Interview, The New Yorker, The Oscars, tourism, university, volcano, volcanoes, Why Nations Fail
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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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This morning, my friend from high school, Liz Eswein, was plastered all over Facebook, with an article on Digiday.com about her business and social media influence. I was inspired and decided to revive my Instagram. Follow me – eInsler … Continue reading
Posted in Photography
Tagged Australia, Facebook, Hen Hud, Hendrick Hudson, Hendrick Hudson High School, high school, inspiration, Instagram, León, Melbourne, Nicaragua, photo, photography, photos, picture, pictures, social media influence, Spanish
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How I Learned Spanish
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1st Place!
Today was the small business competition for training, and my group got first place! There were six teams and our jelly brought home the gold for San Juan de Oriente. The competition was stiff too. The other products were: Natural … Continue reading
Posted in Peace Corps, Training
Tagged business, competition, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, jalea, jelly, kids, Nicaragua, PB & J, PB&J, peanut butter, peanut butter and jelly, Spanish, youth
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Making Smoothies with Nicaraguan Teenagers
As part of our youth business group’s attempt to commercialize healthy smoothies in a very short eight week window: I believe that their final recipe includes bananas, papaya, orange juice, and water mellon.
Posted in Peace Corps, Training
Tagged batidos, Faro de Luz, jovenes, Masaya, milk shakes, Nicaragua, private school, San Juan de Oriente, secondary school, smoothies, Spanish, teenagers, youth
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Nicaragua
I have been in Nicaragua since last Wednesday. However, I only really felt like I got here on Saturday when I arrived at my host family in San Juan de Oriente, Masaya. Before that we were at a hotel in … Continue reading
Posted in Peace Corps, Travel
Tagged Masaya, Nicaragua, Peace Corps, San Juan de Oriente, Small Business Development, Spanish, training, US Peace Corps
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Incidents of Travel 