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Archive for November, 2008

El Dia de Accion de Gracias (Thanksgiving) in San Juan del Sur

Posted in Activities, Living Here, tagged , , , on November 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

 

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Gratitude Journal, day 1

Posted in Living Here, tagged , , , , on November 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Homesickness is inevitable when living abroad, at least for me.   Being far from family and friends back home is difficult, especially around the holidays.  I was fortunate that with the exception of an occasional tear, I managed to all but avoid this sadness until our return from our last trip home…in September.   
Since then, [...]

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Gratitude

Posted in Living Here, tagged , , , on November 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Sadly, Nicaragua has not received the greatest press these days thanks to the lack of transparency and the assertion of fraud during the recent municipal elections.  Our sleepy little fishing village of San Juan del Sur has kept us pretty removed from the rioting and protesting across Managua and Leon that has made headlines as [...]

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Jinotega

Posted in Activities, Moving Here, Travel, tagged , , , , , on November 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

This past weekend, we traveled north to Los Robles, a tiny town on the outskirts of Jinotega.  Jinotega rests in a small valley, encircled by mountains of cloud forests.  Because of its altitude, the climate is vastly different than San Juan del Sur and the south of the country, providing cool nights and temperatures hovering [...]

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