Sorry I haven´t written in a while. Life has been a little crazy as of late. I have been to the States and back: visited the boyfriends family in Georgia, had a med school interview and was almost stuck in the US unable to fly back to Nicaragua. For the cherry on top, I gave a workshop the week before the trip to a group of 20 young women out in the mountains, 3 hours away from the nearest health post (not even health center).
Now that I am finally back in Nicaragua I am ready to take is slow. Yesterday I took a bus out to a TEFL volunteers site, walked 40 minutes through the coffee fields to get to her house, crossed two rivers and arrived to a plate of rice, beans and tortilla. It was great. As I arrived another volunteer came in. Looks like we both had the same idea. Get a free lunch at Julies house!
Today will be relaxing too. It is a national holiday, Purísima. We are celebrating the Virgin Mother.
(In a loud call and response)
¿Quíen causa tanta alegría?
La Virgen.
La Virgen.
It is something like a mix between Christmas and Halloween. Gifts are involved as well as going house to house and collecting candy. I love it.
Off to celebrate.
Love you all.
Now that I am finally back in Nicaragua I am ready to take is slow. Yesterday I took a bus out to a TEFL volunteers site, walked 40 minutes through the coffee fields to get to her house, crossed two rivers and arrived to a plate of rice, beans and tortilla. It was great. As I arrived another volunteer came in. Looks like we both had the same idea. Get a free lunch at Julies house!
Today will be relaxing too. It is a national holiday, Purísima. We are celebrating the Virgin Mother.
(In a loud call and response)
¿Quíen causa tanta alegría?
La Virgen.
La Virgen.
It is something like a mix between Christmas and Halloween. Gifts are involved as well as going house to house and collecting candy. I love it.
Off to celebrate.
Love you all.
