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Turning 40 in Pearl Lagoon

January 3rd, 2009 · Comments Off

I guess I have to admit it, although I do not want to, that I am now 40 years old. The 40th one is one I think I will remember for quite a while though. After leaving La Fortuna, we traveled north back into Nicaragua to Pearl Lagoon. The travel was quite long as the […]

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Tags: holidays · Life · Nicaragua · Travel

The Costa Rica – La Fortuna Experience

December 26th, 2008 · Comments Off

The Costa Rica / La Fortuna experience is rapidly winding down. Tomorrow we will head off to Nicaragua, specifically San Carlos.  San Carlos is located at the southern end of Lake Nicaragua and will be our jumping off point to the Carribean Coast. Our stay in Costa Rica has been a bit disappointing.  Generally, Costa […]

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Tags: Life · Nicaragua · Travel

TED worthy

December 16th, 2008 · 2 Comments

This past weekend, I think I finally met a person truly worthy of giving a talk at the TED conference.  Paulette Goudge is an amazing person that is really living out her ideals.  In a nutshell, she originally arrived in Nicaragua in the 1980´s during the revolution. Afterward, she adopted a war child, moved back […]

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Tags: Life · Nicaragua · Travel

Daily life in Nicaragua

December 9th, 2008 · Comments Off

My daily life is now settling into a fairly constant and new routine.  I usually wake up between 6-6:30 and study, eat breakfast, go to class between 8-12, eat/relax for an hour, participate in the school activity in the afternoon (1:45 – 5), eat some more, study (usually in a quiet bar along the beach), […]

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Tags: Life · Nicaragua · Travel

Thanksgiving Day Pics

November 27th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I have managed to place a handful of pictures from San Juan del Sur into the image gallery. I have to admit I am more than a bit confused trying get everything done with a windows machine – no gimp, no ftp, no this, no that. I am pretty lost without a linux box nearby. […]

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Tags: Life · Nicaragua · Travel

Far away – Nicaragua style

November 23rd, 2008 · 1 Comment

In just over a week’s time, I have I have logged a lot of airline miles.  Leaving Germany last Saturday morning, I have flown to Salt Lake City, driven to Salmon, Idaho, flown back to Denver, and finally onto Managua, Nicaragua.  I arrived yesterday in San Juan del Sur (the location of my Spanish school […]

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Tags: Life · Nicaragua · Travel

On the move

November 18th, 2008 · Comments Off

It has been a while since my last post and a lot has happened.  I have been extrememely busy finishing up my life in Germany and I am now in transit to Nicaragua.  I am now in Salmon, Idaho visiting my grandparents and I begin my journey to Nicaragua early tomorrow morning.  I hope to […]

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Tags: Life · Nicaragua · Travel

3 B’s and an O (Beer, Billy, Bob, and Oktoberfest)

October 12th, 2008 · Comments Off

When in Germany…. Last weekend, I took a long weekend to do a couple things I have wanted to do since I have been in Germany – Oktoberfest in Münich and see Billy Bragg in concert. My friend Alex, who is from Münich area and living in Berlin, has invited me the past couple years. […]

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Tags: Culture ? · Friends · Germany · Travel