I took some photos around the house today. Alé and Marcelo trying to get the pet parrot, Chocoyito, out of the backyard tree, some of the mangoes that drop off the tree and onto the tin roof at night and scare the crap out of me because it sounds…
Walking to the office i love that I saw a horse and foal in front of my door. Another horse on the corner. They will wander tonight, but Yaci assures me they know where they live and will finally go home. Like the chickens, the pigs, the cows. :-)…
I arrived at the preschool in Las Minitas to find palm fronds decorated with paper flowers on the door and tablecloths on the two tables families had brought to the school. Javier, who also teaches our English class, myself, Frankling and Alcides…
The national bird of Nicaragua is the guardabarranco, a lovely little creature with yellow chest and a splash of red on its wings and a long tail of bright blue like the pendulum of a grandfather clock. It is so common on the way to and in Las Min…
Last night while it was raining so hard I couldn't run down the street with my computer and camera, I flipped on the TV in Xiomara's house and landed in 1950s America. The Rebel Cats "Mala Influencia" [https://www.youtube.com/wat…
This was “The Beast” that brought a whiteboard that will stretch across an entire wall in the school, along with books, educational games, and other school supplies. Why? Because, despite the torrential downpour last night, despite the roads bein…
I think there is no better place in El Sauce than Rio Grande, a river about 15 minutes by truck outside the town. My first time there Rio was not so sweet; I gulped down some water and had a marathon vomit session worthy of a "Jackass" f…
10 a.m. Friday. Go time. Heading up to Las Minitas in the pick-up with a bookcase, $150 in books and games and other learning creativity things, and we expect about 60 members of the community to meet us there after we've stealthily arranged th…
Last night was karaoke in La Marca, one of the few bars in El Sauce. Sean and I sang "Die Die My Darling" by The Misfits, back in the good old days before Danzig left and when he still had a neck. I am a terrible singer. I don't car…
