Comments for An Expat Life in Nicaragua http://nicaragualiving.wordpress.com Just another WordPress.com weblog Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:33:18 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Monthly Budget for an Expat living in Nicaragua by sefahey http://nicaragualiving.wordpress.com/2009/06/12/monthly-budget-for-an-expat-living-in-nicaragua/#comment-221 sefahey Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:33:18 +0000 http://nicaragualiving.wordpress.com/?p=595#comment-221 Dear Steve & Terri - thanks for the inquiry and golad you are enjoying the blog! I have emailed you some information that you might find helpful regarding rentals and real estate. This is a great place to live! Dear Steve & Terri – thanks for the inquiry and golad you are enjoying the blog! I have emailed you some information that you might find helpful regarding rentals and real estate. This is a great place to live!

]]> Comment on About the Expats by sefahey http://nicaragualiving.wordpress.com/about/#comment-220 sefahey Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:27:51 +0000 #comment-220 Hi Evan, It's always nice to hear from a fellow Bostonian. Glad to hear that you are enjoying your visit to Nicaragua! There are no Red Sox bars in San Juan, but there are certainly plenty of fans, so it's usually pretty easy to convince a bar or restaurant to put the game on. Try El Pozo, Bambu, or Republika. There is also a new Irish bar in town, which actually serves Guinness! As far as surfing, there are plenty of local hotels that offer surf trips, including Piedras y Olas, Buena Vista Surf Club, Surf Zone. Nicaragua Surf Resort also offer custom packages that include hotel stays. You can also stay in a local hostel, like Casa Oro, and get rides out to the local beaches from any one of a number of surf tour operators. Have fun! Hi Evan,
It’s always nice to hear from a fellow Bostonian. Glad to hear that you are enjoying your visit to Nicaragua! There are no Red Sox bars in San Juan, but there are certainly plenty of fans, so it’s usually pretty easy to convince a bar or restaurant to put the game on. Try El Pozo, Bambu, or Republika. There is also a new Irish bar in town, which actually serves Guinness!

As far as surfing, there are plenty of local hotels that offer surf trips, including Piedras y Olas, Buena Vista Surf Club, Surf Zone. Nicaragua Surf Resort also offer custom packages that include hotel stays. You can also stay in a local hostel, like Casa Oro, and get rides out to the local beaches from any one of a number of surf tour operators. Have fun!

]]> Comment on Stung by a Stingray by sefahey http://nicaragualiving.wordpress.com/2009/02/19/stung-by-a-stingray/#comment-219 sefahey Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:18:45 +0000 http://nicaragualiving.wordpress.com/?p=392#comment-219 Hi there, I apologize for the delayed response! Sounds like a pretty uncomfortable sting! My foot certainly swelled after the sting, but I don't know if it's a normal reaction. I would think that any trauma to the body could result in swelling, but it's always better to get it checked out! If you think the sting is infected, this is especially important as the stingrays barb could be stuck in your foot. Good luck and feel better! Hi there,
I apologize for the delayed response! Sounds like a pretty uncomfortable sting! My foot certainly swelled after the sting, but I don’t know if it’s a normal reaction. I would think that any trauma to the body could result in swelling, but it’s always better to get it checked out! If you think the sting is infected, this is especially important as the stingrays barb could be stuck in your foot. Good luck and feel better!

]]> Comment on Moving to Nicaragua with Dogs by David http://nicaragualiving.wordpress.com/2008/06/27/moving-to-nicaragua-with-dogs/#comment-218 David Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:11:56 +0000 http://nicaragualiving.wordpress.com/?p=79#comment-218 Hmmm. Im 1/2 Mexican & Nicaraguan and I live in L.A. Im planning on vacationing, visiting and meeting my family in Nicaragua whom Ive never met sometime in mid 2010. I plan on staying for 2 weeks. Im thinking of taking my dog Yoshi w/ me. He is a Lab/Sheppard mix. Ill be in Matagalpa w/ my family for about 3 days then I plan on going to Lake of Nicaragua, San Juan Del Sur and many other spots to do lots of hiking and exploring. It would be nice to have my dog w/ me. Do you think all the hassle of getting my dog to Nicaragua and back to L.A. is too much trouble? Having done this before, would you do what Im thinking of doing? Hmmm. Im 1/2 Mexican & Nicaraguan and I live in L.A. Im planning on vacationing, visiting and meeting my family in Nicaragua whom Ive never met sometime in mid 2010. I plan on staying for 2 weeks. Im thinking of taking my dog Yoshi w/ me. He is a Lab/Sheppard mix. Ill be in Matagalpa w/ my family for about 3 days then I plan on going to Lake of Nicaragua, San Juan Del Sur and many other spots to do lots of hiking and exploring. It would be nice to have my dog w/ me. Do you think all the hassle of getting my dog to Nicaragua and back to L.A. is too much trouble? Having done this before, would you do what Im thinking of doing?

]]> Comment on Monthly Budget for an Expat living in Nicaragua by Steve & Terri http://nicaragualiving.wordpress.com/2009/06/12/monthly-budget-for-an-expat-living-in-nicaragua/#comment-217 Steve & Terri Sun, 20 Sep 2009 15:27:30 +0000 http://nicaragualiving.wordpress.com/?p=595#comment-217 We have enjoyed reading your blog and found the information helpful. We are considering Nicaragua as a possible retirement home. We will be coming in May to check it out but would like to have more information before we come. Are there any good websites for rental properties? Looking for something around $500.00, most sites only list expensive properties. We have enjoyed reading your blog and found the information helpful. We are considering Nicaragua as a possible retirement home. We will be coming in May to check it out but would like to have more information before we come. Are there any good websites for rental properties? Looking for something around $500.00, most sites only list expensive properties.

]]> Comment on About the Expats by Sarah http://nicaragualiving.wordpress.com/about/#comment-216 Sarah Sat, 19 Sep 2009 01:36:09 +0000 #comment-216 Sarah, I too am a Boston person and was searching to see if there is an ex-pat Red Sox bar in Nicaragua and stumbled across your blog. I am down here for the next two months with two friends building a school in the village of Santa Maria, which is North of Esteli. We are looking to spend the last couple of weeks we are here surfing. It seems that San Jaun is the place to be in terms of surf, can you recommend any surf resorts that you think are better than the rest (not necessarily ammenities but overall experiences)? Thanks, Evan Sarah,

I too am a Boston person and was searching to see if there is an ex-pat Red Sox bar in Nicaragua and stumbled across your blog. I am down here for the next two months with two friends building a school in the village of Santa Maria, which is North of Esteli. We are looking to spend the last couple of weeks we are here surfing. It seems that San Jaun is the place to be in terms of surf, can you recommend any surf resorts that you think are better than the rest (not necessarily ammenities but overall experiences)?

Thanks,

Evan

]]> Comment on Nicaraguan Baseball by Scott Stratman http://nicaragualiving.wordpress.com/2009/06/15/nicaraguan-baseball/#comment-215 Scott Stratman Sat, 19 Sep 2009 00:14:49 +0000 http://nicaragualiving.wordpress.com/?p=619#comment-215 I heard the professioal league in Nicaragua was suspended for awhile. Did you watch the youth teams or the pros? Great pictures! I heard the professioal league in Nicaragua was suspended for awhile. Did you watch the youth teams or the pros? Great pictures!

]]> Comment on Stung by a Stingray by Ella http://nicaragualiving.wordpress.com/2009/02/19/stung-by-a-stingray/#comment-209 Ella Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:38:02 +0000 http://nicaragualiving.wordpress.com/?p=392#comment-209 Hey, I was stung by a stingray 2 days ago on the side of my foot, and the pain was excruciating, it was so bad. I was walking in shallow water (with my friend) and had stepped on something slimy, and imediatley dived away from whatever it was. As I came up out of the water I felt very dizzy and light headed and thought it was a crab. I layed on the beach and it wasn't hurting, but a minute later it was so intense. My foot had a small pierce on the side and blood was dripping out, the pain was getting worse by the minute. My friend wasn't sure of what to do so asked a man digging for worms nearby to help. He wrapped my towel around my leg as the pain was moving up my leg and finished at my knee. I started shaking and found out it was from the poison. I was layed in a car and drivin to the nearby hospital. They had put my foot in hot water and that definatly relieved the pain, two needles in my foot to numb it and stop the pain (which didn't help) and after changing the hot water several times over two hours the pain wasn't as bad, then they sent me home. So here I am two days later and have been doing more walking then I should be, wearing a sandal on my foot with a bandage around it. It has been leaking watery blood and puss so I'm wondering if it's infected. My foot has gotten swollen, atleast 3 times the size of my foot. It is huge. Is this normal for your foot to swell up after a stingray sting? and what are some signs of infection. Should I be getting it checked out? Thank you :) Hey,

I was stung by a stingray 2 days ago on the side of my foot, and the pain was excruciating, it was so bad. I was walking in shallow water (with my friend) and had stepped on something slimy, and imediatley dived away from whatever it was. As I came up out of the water I felt very dizzy and light headed and thought it was a crab. I layed on the beach and it wasn’t hurting, but a minute later it was so intense. My foot had a small pierce on the side and blood was dripping out, the pain was getting worse by the minute. My friend wasn’t sure of what to do so asked a man digging for worms nearby to help. He wrapped my towel around my leg as the pain was moving up my leg and finished at my knee. I started shaking and found out it was from the poison. I was layed in a car and drivin to the nearby hospital. They had put my foot in hot water and that definatly relieved the pain, two needles in my foot to numb it and stop the pain (which didn’t help) and after changing the hot water several times over two hours the pain wasn’t as bad, then they sent me home. So here I am two days later and have been doing more walking then I should be, wearing a sandal on my foot with a bandage around it. It has been leaking watery blood and puss so I’m wondering if it’s infected. My foot has gotten swollen, atleast 3 times the size of my foot. It is huge.

Is this normal for your foot to swell up after a stingray sting? and what are some signs of infection. Should I be getting it checked out?

Thank you :)

]]> Comment on Stung by a Stingray by sefahey http://nicaragualiving.wordpress.com/2009/02/19/stung-by-a-stingray/#comment-208 sefahey Wed, 19 Aug 2009 03:47:59 +0000 http://nicaragualiving.wordpress.com/?p=392#comment-208 Ouch - sounds like a pretty bad sting! My best advice would be to visit with another doctor to see if there is anything more you can do to treat the pain. Make sure that the barb is out of your foot, too! Maybe that's causing the ongoing pain...best of luck to you and feel better! Ouch – sounds like a pretty bad sting! My best advice would be to visit with another doctor to see if there is anything more you can do to treat the pain. Make sure that the barb is out of your foot, too! Maybe that’s causing the ongoing pain…best of luck to you and feel better!

]]> Comment on Stung by a Stingray by looking for advice http://nicaragualiving.wordpress.com/2009/02/19/stung-by-a-stingray/#comment-207 looking for advice Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:02:06 +0000 http://nicaragualiving.wordpress.com/?p=392#comment-207 Swimming in about 5 ft of water in the same spot for hour with a friend. Feet were not on ground. Stingray came up and stung inside of my heel. Didn't see it, thought it was shark, was bleeding. Pain went up my entire leg. Started passing out. Stayed in hot water all day. The worst venom pain subsided after about 2 hours. Had to stay in hot water about 8 hours. Now it has been 3 weeks. It doesn't look infected. I am not sick, but it still hurts to touch (like the first day) It is sensitive over the entire back ankle area. I walk on front part of my foot. Is this normal? I went to a foot doctor yesterday and he x-rayed and said the bone looks normal. Any suggestions? Swimming in about 5 ft of water in the same spot for hour with a friend. Feet were not on ground. Stingray came up and stung inside of my heel. Didn’t see it, thought it was shark, was bleeding. Pain went up my entire leg. Started passing out. Stayed in hot water all day. The worst venom pain subsided after about 2 hours. Had to stay in hot water about 8 hours. Now it has been 3 weeks. It doesn’t look infected. I am not sick, but it still hurts to touch (like the first day) It is sensitive over the entire back ankle area. I walk on front part of my foot. Is this normal? I went to a foot doctor yesterday and he x-rayed and said the bone looks normal.
Any suggestions?

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