Lists from Nicaragua

People I met:

1. Ted and Kelly Rodgers

2. Iris and Marcos

3. Hector

4. Moises

5. Kelvin

6. Sarah

7. Juan Daniel

8. Eugenio 

9. Jeffry

10. Alan

11. Luis 

 

Things I ate:

1. Gallo pinto (beans and rice)

2. Corn tortillas

3. white cheese that is really salty

4. Pineapple!!

5. Pancakes (thanks Xiomata)

6. Cerdo Asado

7. Plantain chips

8. Yuca chips

9. Nica guac (it has boiled eggs) 

10. Burritos

11. Smoothies!!

 

Things I did:

1. Hiked through some ‘lava tubes’ at Volcan Masaya

2. Beat teenage boys in a game of basketball with Jackelyn

3. Spoke Spanish a LOT

4. Swam in an imploded volcano @ Laguna de Apoyo

5. Trained for and ran a 5k

6. Helped women relax with face masks and massages during devotional

7. Helped teach in Spanish

8. Made Nica guacamole 

9. Had a ‘spa’ day with Angela (mani/pedi/facial)

10. Left part of my heart at Brazos de Amor

11. Celebrated/reminisced/cried/laughed/etc with my Gsquad family

 

Things I Learned

1. The difference between ‘viaje’ (trip) and ‘viejo’ (old) in Spanish

2. Having a blackout is a good time to make new friends 

3. Teenage boys are ridiculous (even tho I think I already knew that)

4. How to make Nicaraguan guacamole 

5. If it is important to someone close to you, it should be important to you

6. God has you exactly where He wants you for a reason

7. Don’t let other people’s tones/words take away the confidence God has given you

8. Telenovelas (Mexican soap operas) are addicting

9. Ditto that with plantain chips

10. Love is spoken in all languages through actions

11. A weird/confusing Nica card game – I still have no clue how I played