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My first English Teaching Experience

My first English teaching experience…..Since we are on a two week break from the summer school at San Ignacio the La Esperanza director, Pauline, decided this would be a good opportunity for the volunteers teach the ayudantes (local volunteers in the organization) English and computers. She...

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ryan & debbrial on December 23, 2009 from Granada, Nicaragua

from the travel blog: Us Discovering the Latin Americas

Paying Brides at the Boarder

Sorry I am a little behind on my blogging…. Now for Ryan’s last couple days…..His haven’t been as easy and relaxing as mine but all the same an experience. Like I said before we are on a two week break from summer school so Pauline, the La Esperanza director, decided to take this...

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ryan & debbrial on December 23, 2009 from Granada, Nicaragua

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The King´s Visit, 2009 District Convention and Micah and Angie

Jameel and Tina's Visit: We had some guests from Hampton, VA. They lived here back in 2006 for 6 months. We had never met them but we had a great time together. They knew a lot of people and it was fun watching them get to see everyone all over again. This is a picture of our group on a Friday...

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Shane Perry on December 21, 2009 from San Jose de los Remates, Nicaragua

from the travel blog: Shane and Vanessa's Nicaraguan Adventure

Sight Seeing Granada

Yesterday was the first day of our vacation break and it felt like it. We all…Ryan, Stefan, Anna, and I just sat around the house watching TV and hanging out. Muy tranquilo (very relaxing). Today though, knowing me, I couldn’t sit still for another day doing nothing. Instead Ryan and I...

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ryan & debbrial on December 20, 2009 from Granada, Nicaragua

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Changing a Life

We had a very exciting day today. On behalf of my family we decided to sponsor a local Granada, Nicaraguan girl for high school. …..Here’s a little back ground….. In addition to organizing volunteers to work in schools around Granada throughout the school year and the summer school programs...

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ryan & debbrial on December 16, 2009 from Granada, Nicaragua

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Changing a Life

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ryan & debbrial on December 16, 2009 from Granada, Nicaragua

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Day Trip to Masaya

We planned on going away for a weekend trip to Masaya, the biggest town near Granada and a famous artesian town, and Laguna de Apoyo, Nicaragua’s cleanest swimming hole formed in a volcanic crater. But our weekend trip ended up just being a day trip. We left for Masaya first. It was about a 25...

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ryan & debbrial on December 12, 2009 from Masaya, Nicaragua

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Playing Futbol

Tonight we had planned to go to the big Virgin Mary celebration in the Central Park but were too exhausted after playing soccer with the older local kids in San Iganico this afternoon. Even tough Tuesday, tomorrow, is the main holiday and a day off for all Nicaraguans most of the volunteers...

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ryan & debbrial on December 8, 2009 from Granada, Nicaragua

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Nicaragua's Virgin Mary 9 day Holiday

Each night since last Monday the people of Granada have decorated a different street, one after another, and conducted a procession of floats of the Virgin Mary down the street in the direction of the Cathedral and Central Park. The procession attracts hundreds of locals who come to see the...

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ryan & debbrial on December 7, 2009 from Granada, Nicaragua

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Camping in the Van on the Beach

Its been 2 months of traveling for us and at times it feels like forever already. We have done and seen so much yet have so much more to see. Earlier this week Ryan and I both had experiences were we felt at home or at least content. Its simple moments when we stop to realize were we really are...

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ryan & debbrial on December 6, 2009 from San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua

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