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Life at home and in the hospital

A travel blog entry by warne2kj

... of the cousins, aunts, uncles, etc. live on the same street though so I am quickly learning the who's who of Zona 8 de Ciudad Sandino. I'm always asleep before 9 o'clock since I can't leave the house after dark (6 pm). I get up at 6:00 usually to ...

Cuajachillo Adventures

A travel blog entry by warne2kj

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... things like this every day, but this was truly not much of a surprise to me. Health care does not work the same way in Nicaragua as it does in the US-health brigades meet in hair salons, women are taught to follow their cycle as a legitimate form of ...

It's almost done!

A travel blog entry by warne2kj

... time to wrap everything up and say goodbye. Yup, my last day of work is next Wednesday. I have one week left before I leave Ciudad Sandino behind. Until then, I have a million reports to write, some loose ends to tie up at the hospital and a LOT of ...

I'm home!

A travel blog entry by warne2kj

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... houses appeared to be very comfortable (and pretty!) and close enough to the Parque Central. Then the girls all headed to Ciudad Sandino, a poorer town just a few minutes west of Managua. Our houses are definitely a little more modest, and the town is ...

More than half way done...

A travel blog entry by warne2kj

... in the air conditioning. (Yes, it's hard to believe, but it continues to get hotter here...) It's a nice break from life in Ciudad Sandino, and it reenergizes us for the next week. Sadly, though, it's Sarah's last week working. She's staying in Nicaragua ...

Pictures

A travel blog entry by warne2kj

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Finally, I have some pictures to share. Attached are pictures of hiking with Sarah, Ciudad Sandino, my trip with my brother and a meeting at the ...

Semana Santa, here I come

A travel blog entry by warne2kj

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... Tomorrow, Susannah, my best friend from back home, is coming! She and I will be spending Semana Santa traveling through northern Nicaragua, hitting Leon, Esteli and Selva Negra- which means there are a ton of great stories and pictures coming up ...

Chocolate cake, monopoly and sunburn

A travel blog entry by warne2kj

... , had an adventure. You see, there has been a transportation strike in Nicaragua the past few weeks. It made it difficult to leave Ciudad Sandino at all. Well, on Friday I decided I needed to leave for the weekend despite the strike. I made up my mind ...

Rainy season has arrived...

A travel blog entry by warne2kj

... was some flooding, roofs were taken off of houses, trees fell, some crops were destroyed, the usual tropical storm stuff. Here in Ciudad Sandino it definitely rained heavily for more than 24 hours straight and the wind was intense. That being said, I felt ...

Staying at the Hospital

A travel blog entry by warne2kj

... several people for pictures of my town. I am dying to take pictures here but the truth is... it really isn't a good idea. Ciudad Sandino is not especially used to having gringas around and is a pretty dangerous city regardless. I'm sure I will get ...

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Life at home and in the hospital

Cuajachillo Adventures

It's almost done!

I'm home!

More than half way done...

Pictures

Semana Santa, here I come

Chocolate cake, monopoly and sunburn

Rainy season has arrived...

Staying at the Hospital