Volcano boarding tomorrow on Cerro Negro, an active volcano here in Nicaragua. This is me taking an "agony of defeat" spill with a few somersaults back in 2009. This time, no braking with the legs and we'll break the land speed record…
This is day two of construction of the preschool up in Las Minitas. Sergio, our mason, laid the foundation ropes (if that's what they are called) and the guide ropes for the footprint. Guys from the community dug the trenches and foundation ho…
I'm the jerk that records or videotapes every time I hear "Eye of the Tiger" in public, because it pops up in strange and intriguing places, and is played the world over, over and over despite being one of the cheesiest tunes of all tim…
Lest anyone think all I'm doing here is adventury stuff, today I've spent my entire day at this computer working on emails and looking at flights, eating a mango and wishing I had the muster to walk the 6 blocks to the Puma gas station in 98-…
Kayaking in Laguna de Apoyo [https://maps.google.com/maps?client=safari&q=google+maps&oe=UTF-8&ie=UTF-8&ei=wJVVU5v1Nq7LsQTm-IKIDg&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ] , a defunct volcano crater. Love this place.…
Excited to stay again with Anunsciacion and her family, including little Alfoncina and Fernando, who you likely recognize from the photos from our photo exhibitions as the cutie in the blue cap. I have a new game for us to play, and for Alfoncina…
So the preschool we are building with the farmers is about 400 meters below this spot. And what a lovely one it is.…
It’s our third day of work at the preschool in Las Minitas, where Sergio, our mason, is on his way up to begin work after Gustavo and other men (and some kids) from the community have dug a trench around the footprint and also the deep foundation h…
I am elated to say that no matter the country, it seems, my friends are the last to leave the dance floor. Saw an interesting concert last night La Cuneta son Machin [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTvTc0SR_w8] at some huge dance club on the beach,…
