Category Archive: Nicaragua

Morning walk. Evening walk.

Buenos dias my friend! Where are you from, Spain? France? Ah, America, I lived in Maryland. I am a tour guide, have you been to the islands? The market? The volcano? Masaya? I… Continue reading →

What’s this wet spot?

I need a shower. But first a quick blog. Made it to Granada yesterday with surprising ease. Only barely got lost finding the hostel (just overshot it at first by half a block)… Continue reading →

Do I really have to leave Eden?

I wasn’t sure I wanted to leave Leon… I’m definitely sure I don’t want to leave Laguna de Apoyo. Monkey Hut, my hostel home for the last couple days. But I’ll be on… Continue reading →

Jerry

Jerry is my only roommate in the dorm looking out over Laguna de Apoyo. He’s a quirky fellow, mid sixties, sun-browned from dozens of trips in Latin America, and mentioned within a few… Continue reading →

Leon to Laguna de Apoyo

Time to move on. I packed my bag (tidied really, I wasn’t there long enough to really unpack), said goodbye to the people I was just getting to know, and walked out. Nicaragua… Continue reading →

Jenny’s choices

To be honest, for the first couple days I knew Jenny, I might have used the word “mousey” to describe her. She seemed to be in a shadow more often than everyone else,… Continue reading →

International Haircuts, Part 8.

Hair cut country number…eight, I think. Nicaragua.I had Nepal’s barberji on the mind as I walked into PIAF Internacional Peluqueria half an hour ago. In the door, reading a newspaper in a florescent… Continue reading →

Am I on my Trip yet?

48 hours before I left America I posted a facebook status asking what I was forgetting, then spent the next two days with my incredible family and friends. The ice cream was delicious.… Continue reading →