These were for sale in the tourist market in Granada, Nicaragua. I don’t want to make fun of these too much because obviously a lot of time and care was put into them. I mean, just look at the detail in the man’s Tom Selleck moustache. And the artist even thought to add a touch… Read More Would You Buy These?
The view from the beach of Ometepe Island, Nicaragua I’ve been on the island of Ometepe for about a week now and I’m so in love with it that I’m thinking that I might never leave (I’m kidding mom, I’ll definitely be leaving soon. Probably…Maybe). Just so that I’ll follow up on that promise though,… Read More Still in Nicaragua…But Not For Much Longer!
The plan was to head down to Panama. But now I’m thinking that I might head home instead. My passport has run out of pages (which means that I’ll to go the American embassy in Managua to get more added), but I think that the bigger obstacle is that I’ve just run out of steam.… Read More Future Travel Plans: ?
That’s a picture of the hammock where I spent the last five days. You can’t see it from the photo, but just to the left of the hammock is the ocean. For five dollars a night, I stayed at a hostel that was only a hundred meters from a deserted beach. The nearest town was… Read More Lost in Nicaragua
I remember reading once that when a caveman had to chose which female he wanted to club over the head, drag to his cave and have his way with, he wouldn’t necessarily chose the prettiest or the smartest one, but rather, the healthiest. He’d look to see how thin the cavewoman was, how much hair… Read More Cavemen and Stomach Troubles
So sometimes I say something on this blog that offends someone and for that, I’m sorry. I guess in my attempts to be witty or interesting and avoid the boring “Today I went…and then I ate…and then I met…and it was totally awesome!” blog posts, I sometimes miss the mark. And occasionally that seems to… Read More Stereotypes
So I’ve decided to celebrate my lapse back into unemployment by relocating to Nicaragua. I don’t know a lot about Nicaragua, cept that it’s cheaper there, which means that I can buy myself some more time to figure out what the Hell I’m doing with my life. That, and two of my old housemates are… Read More Future Travel Plans: Nicaragua!
The Education system in this country is corrupt. I know that this shouldn’t come as a surprise, considering that this is Guatemala, after all. It’s by no accident that two percent of the population live in mansions while the rest of the country (read: the Mayan indigenous population) live under the International poverty line. … Read More Guatemalan Schools are Corrupt (I know. Duh, right?)
My goals for coming to Guatemala were simple: Become fluent in Spanish, write a book and volunteer. Well, thus far I’ve managed to become fluent in SpanGlish, write two-thirds of a book and volunteer for two whole hours at a domestic violence shelter. So basically I’m zero for three on the goal front. But I… Read More I Found a Job!
I watched this 19-minute speech by Elizabeth Gilbert (author of Eat Pray Love) the other night and loved the little anecdote she gave about creative inspiration. I’ve included a transcript of it below, but you should also watch the whole clip. Her speech about ‘nurturing creativity’ is honest and spot-on. Here’s the exert: “I met… Read More Creativity: Where does it come from?