Hello fellow stags! For any of you considering Nicaragua, I thought I'd give you a glimpse into my environment down there. More description and all the juicy stories to come in future posts so keep reading :)
Nica looks like...
La tierra de lagos y volcanes (Lakes, Volanoes), children on the street, black & red FSLN (Sandinista) flags, sunsets (setting the world aflame!), geckos, clothes drying on the line, men sitting on the side of the road, beautiful, green nature everywhere!
Nica sounds like...
SPANISH/SPANGLISH, yet way more English that I ever imagined, car alarms, reggaeton, salsa, hip hop, "dame un pesito, necesito zapatos" (children saying "give me 1 cordoba (aka 5 cents) i need sneakers), "Ya chavalas" (as our host mother calls us for dinner), men yelling at the bus station to try to get you on their bus, honking, music from the political rallies, loud speakers/mega phones, fireworks, intense political debates, bells from the eskimo ice cream cart, whistles, geckos chirping
Nica feels like...
stiff clothes from washing by hand, freezing cold showers and room temperature drinking water, bugs biting, crowded buses, excessive HEAT, Nica kisses, riding in a bumpy pick up truck @ walking speed through rock piles and rivers
Nica tastes like...
rice & beans (gallo pinto), delicious fruits & juices (my favorites - pitahaya & arroz con pina), eskimo ice cream, various varieties of fried plantains, splurging for pizza, refried beans & french fries @ school
Hasta luego!
-Jenn Zocco '10
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