so we went up into the mountains to dipilto the other day, a few miles from the border with honduras. with all that is happening right now with mel (zelaya) it´s a little scary, but las manos is where the action is and we stayed south so we thought we´d see/hear nothing. instead, MANUEL ZELAYA drove right past us! what a crazy experience! this was saturday. sunday, watched the Copa Oro, and Mexico´s victory - everyone here was cheering for the U.S. that we wa...

alright so... i think i promised an update before going to managua... which was last weekend. woops... things have been a little hectic for me here, sorry... let´s start with what happened in managua... it was a huge manifestation of lefties... which is what the government is... being a white person was interesting at the demonstration, i was just really glad to be speaking spanish and be with a NICA. monika got handed a sandanista flag by some guy who made her...

hello everyone! things are still going really well here in ocotal and in beautiful nicaragua in general... sorry i´ve been pretty lax on posting here compared to in senegal... it´s just that in some ways i am much more busy than i was in senegal. i am really enjoying myself though, don´t worry and everything is going well. i have been meeting so many amazing people, it´s just a wonderful experience in all... i have to go eat lunch. see you all soon! i´ll ...

hello everyone! i hope everything is going well back in the states... my adventure has begun, we did our first real interview and were interviewed ourselves yesterday for a local tv station. this thursday (tomorrow) we are headed to managua and a lot of other cities until saturday... it makes me glad i brought a small bag to pack a few sets of clothes in already! i dont know if i mentioned this, but it looks like im gonna be teaching horse back riding lessons h...

hello everyone! just wanted to let you all know, i have arrived safely in ocotal. after a veryyyyy long day in managua yesterday waiting for wilmer to finally get in, and having a bit of an adventure with dino, diana, joder, and the crew, we were on the road - sitting in the back of a truck, wind at our backs, for the three hours to ocotal. it was a good ride, with some folks hitchin one with us, and i´m safe and sound and happy with a full belly at the moment...