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Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:09:00 +0800

(Nicaragua / Up Next....Nicaragua! :))
I'll definately write more later i promise calli fronk. But i'm waiting in the PC office so I figured I would just write a little now!Life here is all kinds of wonderful and extremely busy. School ...
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NUMB all over

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:32:00 +0800

(Nicaragua / NiCA-tINe)
Buenas! Today I am on my way back from a lovely stay at a beach called San Juan del Sur. I stayed at this beautiful house that a friend of a friend owns. It was nice to just sit around swim in a pool ...
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Do not engage.

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:10:00 +0800

(Nicaragua / Land of Lakes and Volcanoes)
A friend of mine wrote on her Twitter that "do not engage" applied to many areas of her life and she said it like it was a bad thing but I honestly think that it might be some of the best wisdom I'v ...
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Mr. Fix-it!

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:27:00 +0800

(Nicaragua / The Obandos)
I am so thankful to have such a handy (and handsome) husband! This week I managed to break the light in our closet TWICE by pulling on the string too hard:( Not only does Roger win the award for be ...
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“I hope you are fine and happy”

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:10:00 +0800

(Nicaragua / Así es la vida)
Ok. I’ve been staring at the damn computer screen for about 10 minutes trying to figure out how I’m going to start this post and what kind of funny joke I am going to make to capture everybody’s ...
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Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:25:00 +0800

(Nicaragua / Peace Corps Nicaragua)
Final Bean WorkshopOne of the silos of the silo projectView from Finca Esperanza Verde
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LOVIN' LIFE

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:21:00 +0800

(Nicaragua / Karen's Nicaragua Adventure)
Me and the ladies out for a drink and some live musicMy Princesa taking a little siestaThere always seems to be dishes to washMy contaminated water storage pool...I use the coffee strainer 3 times a d ...
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Education in Nicarauga

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:58:00 +0800

(Nicaragua / Noticias Nica)
Every Monday morning the students (in their uniforms) start off in an assembly singing the National educational and school anthems followed by a speech from the principal about the values expected i ...
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You me sustenance.

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:39:00 +0800

(Nicaragua / La Vida Nica)
Sometimes it feels like everything has to change for one thing to change.As goes with the world there is truth to that. But not entirely.Nica taught me that even the tiniest step forward is a step f ...
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Going from Poor to Paradise

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:08:00 +0800

(Nicaragua / New Species: Julie, Found in Nicaraguan Rainforest)
What’s up with the months changing so fast? Well last week I was in quite a pickle. Because Washington had a few snow days recently PC was behind on their processing. So Peace Corps WORLDWIDE did ...
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Terremoto en Chile

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:06:00 +0800

(Nicaragua / Wisdom of the Little Toe)
At 3:34 am on February 27th an earthquake measuring 8.8 on the Richter scale struck Chile. It was one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded. The earthquake itself and the resulting tsunami kil ...
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Have you ever…

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:31:00 +0800

(Nicaragua / Live Freely)
…Lived in a world of utter extremes? Gone from scorching hot to freezing cold? Blissful to depressed to hopeless to laughing harder than you thought was ever possible? Where having a freshly made ...
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February

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:30:00 +0800

(Nicaragua / Noticias Nica)
Every time I sit down to write a blog I think the same thing: where do I begin… so much has happened! Let’s see work- I recently went to the TEFL 51 Reconnect where all 18 volunteers in my grou ...
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Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:19:45 +0800

(Nicaragua / Everyone's Blog Posts - Godmother Blog)
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Some days it all seems worthwhile

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:08:00 +0800

(Nicaragua / Everyone's Blog Posts - Godmother Blog)
The pictures I added today are of two of the sections of my business class in the high school in Rivas. This is a class on creativity in business and why it is an important concept to the businese man ...
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Host Family Goodbyes

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:15:00 +0800

(Nicaragua / the amazing adventures of heather and kory)
We spent the weekend with our host families for the last time. Going back to Carazo is craziness. The difference in ones personality from when you first arrive in country unable to speak stunned at ...
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Attention Attention Vegetarian of 5 Yea ...

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:14:00 +0800

(Nicaragua / the amazing adventures of heather and kory)
After 5 years vegetarian gets... hungry. It was decided that he should eat tantalizing tidbits of meat when desired but not in excess. So those of you who have been saddened by Kory's vegetariannes ...
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BIodigester a Poo Miracle

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:06:00 +0800

(Nicaragua / the amazing adventures of heather and kory)
How you ask can poo be a miracle? Well you take a cow and a bag of plastic and you get food. Simple.. missed one step.. gas. This is another awsome project that peace corps volunteers are doing her ...
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Crochet with Plastic Bags Project

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:43:00 +0800

(Nicaragua / the amazing adventures of heather and kory)
This is a project that a few volunteers are doing. Did you know that you can crochet or knit using plastic bags that you get from the grocerty store? It is a fantastic way to help kids here make mone ...
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Long Term Effects

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:48:00 +0800

(Nicaragua / Wanderphilia)
Before you travel to a developing country people will warn you “Don’t drink the water.” It’s a good idea to try to follow that advice since third-world water systems are notorious for harbo ...
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At least Cual is there to keep me company

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:16:13 +0800

(Nicaragua / Richard's Reckless Travels)
February 21st – March 4th After running a few errands the morning of the 21st I ran to Malpaisillo for the day to drop off some books for Brie. The entire week I was super busy with planning my b ...
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At least Cual is there to keep me company

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:16:13 +0800

you and me and everyone we know

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:41:00 +0800

(Nicaragua / Land of Lakes and Volcanoes)
I am becoming an embittered snobbish bitch and I find that as I age I don't really care so much. Optimism should be reserved for the girls in their early 20s that my ex-boyfriends date immediately ...
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Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:37:00 +0800

(Nicaragua / Peace Corps Nicaragua)
Training on Yellow TrapsGrowin BeansGraduationDrying CacaoClosing of Banco BenavidezClosing of Banco GutierrezPlanting the BeansThe TeamCleaning Up The FieldEl Charón Softball FieldMarch 8 2010Hey y ...
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Sun, 07 Mar 2010 17:49:00 +0800

(Nicaragua / Life of Lauren)
While my first weeks in Nicaragua lasted forever they are now flying by. I can see the end of training and I am excited. But what I´m really ready for is getting a permanent site assigned to me. It ...
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Seeing Photos

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:25:49 +0800

(Nicaragua / The Blog of Zoto)
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Riding in trucks with Nicaraguans

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 20:36:00 +0800

(Nicaragua / Peripatetic Penny (or The Penny Post))
Today I went to the nearby city of Estelí “The Diamond” of the north of Nicaragua. It’s one of my favorite cities in Nicaragua. There are a few nice restaurants that serve some good gringo t ...
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Coover you have annoyed me.

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:29:00 +0800

(Nicaragua / Land of Lakes and Volcanoes)
I just finished Ghost Town by Robert Coover last night for my class at 9 AM this morning. This is because I hated it. I started reading it on Monday and every two pages I'd make a grumpy face and ...
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Gift Economy

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 13:16:00 +0800

(Nicaragua / Wanderphilia)
One of my favorite things about my town – and I imagine much of the Nicaraguan countryside is this way – is the way people give each other gifts. Whenever people have a bit extra of something the ...
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Fri, 05 Mar 2010 23:35:31 +0800

(Nicaragua / Everyone's Blog Posts - Godmother Blog)
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Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:06:02 +0800

(Nicaragua / Everyone's Blog Posts - Godmother Blog)
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Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:36:09 +0800

(Nicaragua / Everyone's Blog Posts - Godmother Blog)
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Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:18:07 +0800

(Nicaragua / Everyone's Blog Posts - Godmother Blog)
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Braving the Tsunami

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:15:00 +0800

(Nicaragua / La Locura)
View from JesusYes we snuck into a really fancy resortHow serious should you take a tsunami warning? I in no way want to down play the tragedies of the tsunamis from the recent past or poke fun of th ...
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The Far Ranging Effects of SNOWPOCALYPSE ...

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:18:00 +0800

(Nicaragua / Wisdom of the Little Toe)
I used to live in DC and still have many friends there so I was rather amused by the huge snowfall that hit the east coast a couple weeks ago. The Washington metro area cannot handle any weather out ...
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Venting about campo economics

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:14:00 +0800

(Nicaragua / Learning & Sharing in Nicaragua)
I suppose there is not much hope for this being an optimistic blog entry...but this is the reality in which I live.Plain and simple today I am frustrated. I just got off a bus on which I watched a b ...
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Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:12:00 +0800

(Nicaragua / NiCA-tINe)
Buenas tardes a todas y todos! Again I would like to apoligize for not writing as often as I would like. School has finally started and I also have moved into my own house! To begin with I live in my ...
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Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:54:31 +0800

(Nicaragua / Everyone's Blog Posts - Godmother Blog)
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Cooking with Soy

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:44:00 +0800

(Nicaragua / Peripatetic Penny (or The Penny Post))
For those of you readers who know me personally you know that I’m not a great cook. I do enjoy baking but growing up with a super-Mom who ...
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15 Gems of Nicaraguan Filosofia

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:25:00 +0800

(Nicaragua / Jess & Matt in Nicaragua)
As our service continues to wind down I imagine these last few posts will be mostly in list format with just a sprinkling of narrative. There is so much we are trying to mentally process on our own ...
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Peace Corps Week

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 02:42:00 +0800

(Nicaragua / daveande)
In honor of the Peace Corps' 49th anniversary and the annual celebration of Peace Corps Week I'll share with you a short tour of my former house (nicely updated by a current volunteer Penny) in Paca ...
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Februrary 2010 10 months of service 13 ...

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:10:29 +0800

(Nicaragua / Nick Halbert, PCV - Nicaragua)
There are approximately 180 Peace Corps volunteers in Nicaragua separated through 5 sectors: Community Health Small Business Environment English and Agriculture. Every 4 months a new group and se ...
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The War on Dust

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:21:00 +0800

(Nicaragua / Wanderphilia)
I live in a part of Jinotega (one of Nicaragua’s departments (like states)) that is known as “the dry zone”. And let me say that the dry season in the dry zone is well dry. Every day we have b ...
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Tue, 02 Mar 2010 04:52:26 +0800

(Nicaragua / Everyone's Blog Posts - Godmother Blog)
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Finally at Site!

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:21:31 +0800

(Nicaragua / Where In The World Is Ashley Now?)
My Home in Nicaragua! Located in ChinandegaHere are some pictures of where I live.I really love my town. Its medium size beach town and its hot!The little shop located next to my house!Where we get s ...
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Sun, 28 Feb 2010 21:49:00 +0800

(Nicaragua / Tucker Time: Community Health Promotion in Nicaragua)
Two burning volcanoes in the backgroundyou cant see the crater but I am on top of the ridgeLake in the backgroundMy friend Kate and I
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Sun, 28 Feb 2010 21:43:00 +0800

(Nicaragua / Tucker Time: Community Health Promotion in Nicaragua)
Mini-group shot. I will get the one of the entire group (including yours truely) and post it.Volcano! James (aka Diego)- fellow Dolorian.
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Volcan Masaya

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 21:39:00 +0800

(Nicaragua / Tucker Time: Community Health Promotion in Nicaragua)
Fellow Dolorian Neil. Hes ready for a site in the north aka Cowboy CountryKatie and I on the bus on the way to the Volcano: MasayaJenny Katie and IVolcan Masaya!
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The waterfall I visited on my Volunteer Visit

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 21:32:00 +0800

(Nicaragua / Tucker Time: Community Health Promotion in Nicaragua)
The waterfall has a nice cave (right above my head) which is a great camping spot. My host for the week- Danny Murphy. He is the head health volunteer and has been in country for 3 years. He is "re-upping" to Africa this summer
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Volunteer Visit

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 21:18:00 +0800

(Nicaragua / Jen in Nicaragua)
Hey everyone sorry its been so long since my last post but I have been crazy busy for the last 2 weeks. Our schedule has kicked in full force and I am now giving charlas and meeting with my youth gro ...
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