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…
For those of you who know me well enough, you know it's an impossibilty but it happened: I did not pee for 7.5 hours while I was exploring Machu Picchu. I did not want to walk to the gate, get out, and ruin the vibe. A miracle! (I also came…
In Cusco. Altitude sickness is kicking me on the teeth. Very very very sick. I sweat through my bedding. Did not sleep. Got up to pee and could barely walk my head hurt so bad. I need to try to walk to the pharmacy. And I need to be done today bec…
It's my final day in El Sauce before I take off for Peru and Bolivia, and I think EVERY friend of mine from Las Minitas from the cofee and tourism cooperatives is in town. Even the ones I never see. Alcides and Nicholas, and then Emiliano and…
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…
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…
