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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Turning 40 in Pearl Lagoon
January 3rd, 2009 · Comments Off
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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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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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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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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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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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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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. […]
