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Every morning people come around the street selling
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I found out this morning that my host family has internet, but I think it'll be much easier to wait and post these entries when I have internet access on my own computer. I guess if I had my USB key, I could transfer what I have already written rather than retyping it, or waiting, but alas, it didn't even occur to me to bring it.
Today has been an interesting day so far. Again I was woken up early, despite the fact that I used ear plugs last night. I think it must be the light. It gets light early and dark early here, too. But it wasn't an unpleasant waking up. I actually prefer waking up naturally like that.
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| Inside the school where we are studying. |
We had a breakfast of fresh fruit, yum! We also saw some of the other guests, there are some kids here volunteering. I don't think they speak much Spanish. But our host is very nice and talked slowly to them.
After breakfast, I was able to get on the internet to check my email. I was surprised to find a friend request on facebook from my friends I met in Managua! I'm glad they found me because I don't think I could have found them. And I really was glad to meet them.
Then it was off to school. We had class starting at 8:00. My teacher is named Rosa. She is 31 years old, but has 6 or 7 years of experience teaching at this school. And she has other teaching experience, too. 4 hours of class, and a birthday cake later we came back to our host family's house for lunch. Esteli is much cooler than Managua. Even during mid-day it doesn't feel so bad.
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| My room for studying. |
At 1:00, we had readings with Angela (our professor that came with us). Then at 2:00 we went for a walk around the city. We saw this arts center where they teach all sorts of art: music, painting, drawing, and mosaics with tusa (dyed corn skins). It was very interesting. We also went into a couple of arts stores. There was a lot of interesting things that I wish I could buy. I will buy some things later, but I didn't buy anything today. I need to figure out what I'm going to buy for other people and want I'm going to buy for myself and how much money I'm going to need. That way I won't take too much money out of the bank, or not enough. But I don't want to have a lot of Cordobas (the Nicaraguan monetary unit) left over when I'm done.
On our walk, we also saw lots of murals. They were really interesting. I took lots of pictures of them, and then one of my colleagues said that she was thinking of doing her presentation on the murals. I wasn't thinking of it, even though I was taking lots of pictures, but it would be interesting. Of course, I'm not sure how I would get the information about the murals to give a presentation. So maybe it's better not to do that topic.
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| An interesting mural that I saw in Esteli. |
I also noticed a home for women. I asked Angela about it. She said its different than the ones in the U.S. because they are more open. I guess that's obvious since the sign is right out there on the building. If a woman went there, her husband or boyfriend or whoever would know where to find her. I wonder how many women actually go there for help . . . and I wonder how many of them end up back with their abuser.
We saw the Catholic Cathedral which is pretty and large. We also saw the central park where they have a fair every Friday, like a market but with music and shows. I hope we get a chance to go to that. I want to hear the Nicaraguan music, see the dances, taste the food, and really experience the culture.
I suppose that's it for now. We're going to eat dinner together and go to a little party later tonight, since it's one of my colleagues' birthday today.
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A mural about not littering . . . with litter
right underneath. |
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Cultural center, these people are making mosaics out of
colored corn husks. |
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| The catholic cathedral |
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| Kung Fu Panda mural! |
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| A mural about drug use |
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| A pretty little arch I saw in the city. |
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