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Archive for January, 2009

New Year’s Eve – San Juan style

Posted in Activities, Living Here, tagged , , , on January 15, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Like Semana Santa, San Juan del Sur gets turned inside out during New Year’s.  Hordes of both foreign tourists and Managua transplants swarm San Juan from December 27 right on thru the New Year.  The beach road gets closed to traffic creating a pedestrian walkway along the shore and causing grid lock on the four [...]

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Happy Holidays

Posted in Living Here, tagged , , , , on January 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Well, I’ve been a little delayed in posting a holiday greeting, but I wanted to send my love to family and friends regardless of the day.  We had a very peaceful Christmas, spending a few days down in Playa Coco, one of our favorite beaches in the area.  On Christmas day, we were joined by [...]

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Volunteering with Free Medical Clinic in El Baston

Posted in Activities, Living Here, community, tagged , , , , on January 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »

The weekend before Christmas, our friend, Cheri, visited Nicaragua with a team of medical students from Wayne State University to offer 3, 1-day free medical clinics to the less-advantaged folks of the area.  Justin and I helped on the final day, in a town called El Baston, by doing intake for the patients, translating between [...]

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Poker Night: Dirty Money, Good Cause

Posted in Uncategorized on January 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Our friend and proprietor of Bambu Beach Club, German Eric, hosted a poker tournament for charity the Friday before Christmas.  Winner took home a percentage of the winnings, while the remainder went to the charity of choice of the winner.
The best dressed player received free entry, which hopefully explains Justin’s getup:
 
 

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