Ok I may or may not be the most inefficient blogger ever. I had some awesome pictures and a pre written blog from my latest adventure and I didn´t put it on my flash drive to bring to the cyber. Oy. Oh well. Above is a picture from the Mirador in Caterina and the forest above the laguna are the forests with screaming monkeys that I hiked through to get down there.
Last week one of the girls in my youth group invited me to come visit her house out in the campo (rural area) to visit the finca (farm) near her house. I of course jumped at the opportunity to break out the hiking boots and a group of us headed out. The finca and forests were absolutely amazing, so much fresh fruit and the kids are so much fun. We had coco con leche (so delicious) I got to try so many fresh fruits I was in heaven - I had raw cacao (my cacao nib obsession can live on here - woo hoo!!), a whole coconut - drank the water from the shell after it was hacked open with a machete, then ate the coconut, mango, mame, guava, and some other stuff that I don´t remember the names of. I need to post the video of the cocunuts getting cut open - really cool.
Tomorrow morning I´m heading out for my first solo adventure and my first site visit to a small town up near the Hondurus border - I´m really pumped and mostly optimistic that I can somehow manage the 3 buses I need to take to get up there.
Got to run but next week I should have some good stuff to post. I miss you all - and someone send me some mail!!!! :)
Hi Jenifer,
ReplyDeleteLove the updates and cannot believe that I have missed your phone calls...they are all saved on the answering machine. I will send you a package and mail the the Managua Nicaragua address? That is the only mail address that I have for you and I don't think it is correct.
Love and miss you alot.
Mom
Lots of typos in above message but you get my drift....we really miss you alot here and could you please post your address for me and also a list of what you need and what I can ship to you. Andi got her drivers permit, she can't wait to drive you around when you get home!
ReplyDeleteLove you and will send everything to the Managua Address.
Love Mom
We need more blog posts! Happy July 4th...miss you!
ReplyDeleteJen,
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you're having an amazing time! I love the pictures and the stories! You always told a good story! I like the cacao reference too! Stay away from "Frolis"....we all know what they're capable of. I need your address, too! Let us know if you need anything special!
Love you lots!
Mary