April 14, 2015
Move to Nicaragua if…
- You are happy to be wiping sweat off your brow by 6:30 AM
- You don’t mind finding a “not quite dead” tartanula next to your tennis shoes in your closet
- You don’t mind the terror of almost hitting a drunk man because he stepped in theroad in front of your car.
- You’re content to have your evening sleep rountine include two showers, two fans, and a bottle of ice water
- You’re good with having a whole family come over to your house to help the oldest son with his homework assignment since you are the only people in the neighborhood with a computer.
- It makes you smile to be the attraction at the church you visit; complete with an invitation to speak, a song in English for your benefit, getting to be part of the group photos at the end, and a request to come back again soon
- Checking out the progress of the banana trees sounds like an enjoyable marker in the day
- You only make Plan A, so that you have something to cancel until to get to what is really happening for the day.
- You are happy to drive 40 miles so you can enjoy the AC in the car,and help a school by doing what you love- training teachers!
- You are fine having an extended conversation with a neighbor, have no real idea what was said, but you enjoyed the time together.
- You find joy in counting to 35 in English with a precious brown-faced, curly-haired little girl (See photo)
- You can eat fruits/foods you might not normally because you have happily received it as a gift from a neighbor -papaya, jacote, and mangoes stewed in honey, jacote, pineapples, papayas, grapefruits, lemons
- You can deal with the water, power, and internet going off at different times throughout the day.
- You open the fridge sometimes, not because you are hungry, but because you love the cold air.
- You want to make a difference, even if it kills you!
PS: These events have all been part of the past two days.