Nicaragua: the land of steaks and rocking chairs (formally known as the land of lakes and volcanoes)

The procession
2nd oldest church in Americas... yep

Quick note while I am in Blue Fields. Yesterday I went to Grenada and saw the two oldest catholic churches in south america, so much to be said about them and the tunnels underneath them to transport gold. I really don´t have to much time to write, but I really loved seeing the family evenings in Grenada with everyone sitting outside their doors on the sidewalk in rocking chairs with the doors open to the living rooms behind them. Reminded me of summer nights in omak when I got to stay up late while mom and joan would talk for hours on the porch. The living rooms were full of more rocking chairs, a tv, and most had christmas trees up already. I happened to be there during a procession for the virgin, many children and adults involved were dressed as monks or priests. It must be easier to get into the Christmas spirit earlier when you have religious celebrations relating to the virgin already going on. So that covers the rocking chair portion, the steak portion of my title is really just about menus here and dinners I have been treated to the past two nights.

Now I am over in Blue Fields, completely different than managua or anywhere I have ever been. People are still very friendly and I am getting to meet people involved in a civil rights-atonomy organization focused on the indigenous and afro-carib decendents in the northern and southern autonomous regions of this atlatic-carib coast. So much more to say, I will journal extensively on the people I meet and try to get the blog totally updated when I return to managua. Tomorrow I am off on a boat trip to visit a Rama community.

Honestly, at the moment I need to run back to my hotel because my stomach is not doing so good. Maybe it´s the ham sandwhich I had, maybe it´s the heat, but I sure hope this doesn´t last long. Thanks for the good thoughts and prayers being sent my way, love you all.