Here are some photos from Leon. The man on the left was our Nicaraguan tour guide and for $5 , he gave 3 of us an amazing 2 hour walking tour of his city, telling us in fairly good English the history of Nicaragua and how it directly affected his life and the direction that his life has taken. He was the son of a sugar cane farmer and never had the opportunity to go to school because he had to work with his father. At age 13 1/2, he was walking home from playing baseball and Somosa soldiers grabbed him and accused him of being a socialist and supporting Sandinista. He was put in jail and tortured for 8 months as they tried to get him to talk, and only allowed to escape when the Red Cross learned about him. He then joined the revolution. Only now at age 40 something is he starting his education. Reagan and the Somosa governments did terrible things to the Nicaraguan people!
While in Leon, I also visited many churches with incredible architecture! For some reason I was unable to sleep in past 6am, so I`d slip out by myself and visit the city while it was slowly waking up. One morning I went to the market and had fun buying fruit for a fruit salad to feed 6 of us, bread, juice and jam. I didn`t know all of the necessary words to communicate my thoughts so they laughed with me as I danced around to make myself understood! This little girl was sleeping near the doorway to our hostel and was so cute! I asked her mom if I could take her picture and then gave mom a little money to help them out.
On Saturday afternoon we went to the beach that you see and played in the waves and collected shells. There were a few surfers and not many tourists for such an incredible place. A few kids came by and sold us necklaces made of shells for a few dollars. We had seafood dinner at a beachside restaurant and had a crazy driving taxi ride home!!!! Today is Tuesday and I`m back in Granada. I have a new student, John from London England, in my class. We have alot of fun and are at the same level, which is very nice! This afternoon we are off on a field trip to Masaya, a city with a huge market and a volcano that we will tour by night! Should be fun! Lunch is ready, so I`m off! Bye! love Jennie
Here are some photos from Leon. The man on the left was our Nicaraguan tour guide and for $5 , he gave 3 of us an amazing 2 hour walking tour of his city, telling us in fairly good English the history of Nicaragua and how it directly affected his life and the direction that his life has taken. He was the son of a sugar cane farmer and never had the opportunity to go to school because he had to work with his father. At age 13 1/2, he was walking home from playing baseball and Somosa soldiers grabbed him and accused him of being a socialist and supporting Sandinista. He was put in jail and tortured for 8 months as they tried to get him to talk, and only allowed to escape when the Red Cross learned about him. He then joined the revolution. Only now at age 40 something is he starting his education. Reagan and the Somosa governments did terrible things to the Nicaraguan people!
While in Leon, I also visited many churches with incredible architecture! For some reason I was unable to sleep in past 6am, so I`d slip out by myself and visit the city while it was slowly waking up. One morning I went to the market and had fun buying fruit for a fruit salad to feed 6 of us, bread, juice and jam. I didn`t know all of the necessary words to communicate my thoughts so they laughed with me as I danced around to make myself understood! This little girl was sleeping near the doorway to our hostel and was so cute! I asked her mom if I could take her picture and then gave mom a little money to help them out.
On Saturday afternoon we went to the beach that you see and played in the waves and collected shells. There were a few surfers and not many tourists for such an incredible place. A few kids came by and sold us necklaces made of shells for a few dollars. We had seafood dinner at a beachside restaurant and had a crazy driving taxi ride home!!!! Today is Tuesday and I`m back in Granada. I have a new student, John from London England, in my class. We have alot of fun and are at the same level, which is very nice! This afternoon we are off on a field trip to Masaya, a city with a huge market and a volcano that we will tour by night! Should be fun! Lunch is ready, so I`m off! Bye! love Jennie
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