Tag: Nicaragua
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Project Sheets & Towels
Casa Santiago, the sister orphanage of the one I visited in Nicaragua, is in need of new towels and sheets for the children’s beds. If you’re interested in helping out, please see the link below to sponsor one. Sheets are $10 each, towels are only $5. Learn More About Giving a Sheet or Towel NPH…
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This is Norma
Five months after volunteering at an orphanage in Nicaragua, I finally turned in the paperwork to sponsor one of the kids there. I ended up picking Norma–her running up and pulling my sunglasses off my head for the sake of a photo was memorable. I just received her informational packet today in the mail. I’ve…
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Nicaraguan Retrospect: Part 1
Here starts the much-delayed short series of stories from Nicaragua. The Arrival We arrived in the evening, Kevin, Aubrey, and I. I was nervous about customs, because we had a total of six bins with us, filled with donations for the orphans. “Regalos para los orfantos,” I repeated to myself when it became my turn…
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Feliz Año Nuevo
Happy New Year! I spent New Year’s eve by the beach in San Jorge, lying in a hammock, followed by a great dinner (much appreciated after days of orphanage food), a beer (much needed after a week in the third world), and dancing under the starry starry sky of Central America. 2005 was a pretty…
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Last Day in Nicaragua
Today is our last day in Nicaragua and I have seen much. Sleeping on a mat on the floor in the orphan´s school, underneath the chalkboard where each night I pick the bugs out of my bed. Listening to the stories of men who participated in the revolution and fallout during the 80´s here. Sitting…
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Nicaragua
I told myself in May, when I first applied for this trip, I’d blog about it if I were accepted. When I was accepted in August, I told myself I wouldn’t mention anything until I got the time off work. When I got the time off work, I said I’d write about it once the…