Archive for January, 2007
Almuerzo en el Mercado
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I ate lunch yesterday in the central market in San Juan del Sur. For around 70 cordobas (around $4) I was treated to pescado frito encebollado (fried fish in sweet onion sauce), frijoles (beans), arroz (rice), queso (cheese), ensalada (salad), a tortilla, and limonada. According to my new friend Mercedes, this is [...]
On “Appropriate Technology”
There are currently two other groups from Simmons College here in San Juan del Sur. One, from the school of health studies, is here working with medical clinics in San Juan and the surrounding countryside.
The other is a service learning class led by Simmons English professor David Gullette. This class has been traveling around learning [...]
Miami to Managua to San Juan del Sur
I left the hotel in Miami around 8 AM, and by 10 I was on board an Airbus 380 headed for Managua. I spent most of the flight immersed in David Gullette’s “Gaspar! A Spanish Poet/Priest in the Nicaraguan Revolution” It’s a fantastic read – more on that later.
After arriving in Managua, paying my $5 [...]
A night in Coral Gables
This was my first time in Miami, so after settling into my hotel room, I took a walk to explore. The hotel turned out to be located in the town of Coral Gables, a satellite in the South Florida sprawl around the city of Miami.
My hotel is located near the “Miracle Mile,” a strip of [...]
Boston to Managua (scratch that… Coral Gables)
After celebrating a friend’s 30th birthday with a weekend ski trip in Maine, I spent my New Year’s Eve packing for Nicaragua. (What better way to prep for a trip to the equator than by sliding down a snow-covered mountain?)
After a french toast breakfast with a few friends, I then headed for Logan, lugging my [...]
