August 3, 2014 This is your English class. And THIS is really your English class. We have FUN when we learn a new language. The Friends Project rocks! [www.thefriendsproject.org] Every Sunday and Monday, Javier, Alonso, Cristian and the other…
I was only in town for a week after South America and before I left for Africa, which was really really a short time. Too short. I didn’t have time to get myself together and prepped, let alone have time to spend some time with my friends and loved…
It's all about this today, and candy for a 3-foot pinata. They go hand in hand. Celebrating and showing photos of the Las Minitas school tonight that me and about 200 others helped families build.…
Woo hoo! WE - The Friends Project — built a school in Nicaragua! Tomorrow, July 23, I'm hosting a pop-up photo show to celebrate. I'll be sharing images of the construction, my experience with the Las Minitas farmers, the opening celebrati…
I wrote this "About me" section when I joined Facebook, I don't know, maybe 8 years ago? Life is short. Life is sweet. Life is a bag of rocks smashing you in the head. Life is the 2 a.m. conversations about your insane adventures, wi…
Here's the artisan who made my one souvenir I'm bringing home from El Sauce: A leather belt, black of course, with a big silver belt buckle like the "vaceros" (va-care-ohs) wear up in Las Minitas and, as I'm told, during festi…
As you know, on this journey of mine we are highlighting everyday people who make a difference. They are out there; we just don't hear about them ... like Nicholas, in Las Minitas, Nicaragua. Through The Friends Project [www.thefriendsproject.…
My final trip up to Las Minitas, to hang out with the kids in the new preschool. Marisela was helping them with creativity and, likely, some control, because they needed some help tracing their hands to make pictures. she's awesome with the kid…
I finally understand those country songs about riding around in the pick-up in the sticks ... Some of my best times have been riding around in this "Gift of God" or on top of it, or where we got to when we turned off the motor. I've…
