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November 29, 2003Xela - getting there...I just finished my second week-long, living-with-a-family Spanish language experience of my trip. Originally, I had planned on just settling with my week in Esteli , but I realized that I needed to study more Spanish. Luckily, Guatemala is widely...Read this update November 24, 2003Antigua - Dammit, it's a nice town!Now I'm in Antigua, Guatemala, probably the most touristy town between Mexico and Costa Rica. And, boy, is it nice here. Antigua is another one of those nice-cultured-and-surrounded-by-volcanoes towns that seem to form the axis around which Central American tourism...Read this update November 22, 2003Honduras for Two DaysOn Thursday, I bid farewell to Nicaragua at 4:00 in the morning and borded a Tica Bus bound for Honduras. Tica Bus is really an institution in Central America. They run daily trips in luxury (luxury as in Greyhound) buses...Read this update November 18, 2003Politics on the Gringo TrailI just spent a few days on the Island of Ometepe in the enormous Lake Nicaragua. Before I went, everybody had been telling me how great it was - tropical paradise, friendly locals, nice place to relax for a few...Read this update My Adoptive DogI seem to be getting attached to a lot of people here in Nicaragua. First, it was the entire extended family I stayed with in Esteli. I still get a bit choked up thinking about Jose, my 4-year-old buddy. And...Read this update November 12, 2003North vs. SouthOn the surface, the Nicaraguan cities of Granada and Leon seem to be really similar. Old colonial atmosphere? Check. Pastel-painted colonial houses and cobblestone streets? Check. Nearby active volcanoes? Check. Plenty of places for travelers to congregate and speak English?...Read this update November 08, 2003Family Fun in EsteliThe last time I wrote, I was about to start Spanish Lessons in Esteli. I wound up going with a new school, so I was the only student. It wasn't even so much a school, as much as it was...Read this update |
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