Hotel Dario Granada

... they are usually a salt water animal.  It is dotted with small island with an amazing shoreside. We ended up finding a perfect spot, under some trees with a great view of the lake, next to a restuarant.  We spent that evening and the next day just relaxing and enjoying the view.  We had a few beers, did some cleaning and housekeeping, and played chess.  It was a very nice and relaxing trip.

... be good luck!)...so we´re staying.

Meandering through the dingy, dimly lit alleys wasn´t what I had in mind for a market, but proved to supply dynamic lighting for some photos. Back in the open street our interactions with the vendors varied from curt to jovial. A stark contrast even coincided in time - a young boy, maybe 10 begged me for money while 2 other boys posed playfully after spying my camera...I complied and snapped a few shots ...

... fact (my host sister's toe was clipped by a passing bike - not a pretty sight, and I had to fix it.), taking care of my fellow intern's host grandmother after she fell from her bed as a result of low blood sugar (she's diabetic... BOOYAH. how's that for those EMT skills)

In addition to helping with the daily functions of the clinic, I am
pursuing a project called “Plan de Parto,” which aims to reduce the
incidence of maternal and ...

... Nicaragua had been formed by a massive volcano eruption 600 years ago. These are now inhabited by the rich Nicas or Europeans pushing up property prices which makes life even tougher for the locals. The thing that has shocked me about Granada is the amount of street children that there are. I especially noticed it at night as they come and ask for money or perform for it. I had ...

... dass wir wirklich die billigere Variante wollten. "Aber die 1. Klasse ist doch besser!". Ach wirklich? Danke! Zwei Meter Reling gab es am unteren Deck und der Blick ueber den See in der Abendsonne und der langsam näher rückenden Vulkaninsel war einfach wunderschön! Natur pur, was kann da schon mithalten? Wie gesagt, die Insel besteht eigentlich aus zwei Vulkanen, die in der Mitte über einen schmalen Steg herabfliessender Lava ...

... Guadalupe' at the edge of the city, on 'Calle Calzada'.

Most of the houses show us the southern Spanish trademark, with ...

... like dogs, and cows sneak up on you on the road at night. I stayed at a peaceful hotel, El Porvenir, with Mary, an Irish woman who I had met previously for like 10 minutes in Honduras. We ended up on the same bus, and she asked me if I'd like to come along. The hotel had great views and was surrounded by petroglyphs made by indiginous people a long time ago. I spent my time on the island walking and biking the dirt roads, swimming in natural springs ...

... had hoped i had left that behind in guatemala, although its too be expected. So thats about all oh mom My hostel has free internet but no msn thus you probably won´t see me on msn until i A)use a cyber cafe or B) move on to the next city in a few days. Short term plan After granda im thinking to check out isla de ometepe and then maybe a couple days on the pacific coast enjoying the beach in san juan del sur as i heard i may not get much ...

... York City ($240 return). So that's what he did. Called his daddy in Torino; they met in NYC for the weekend and had a grand old time.

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It occurred to me on this trip, that the most popular music man on the planet has to be Bob Marley. Perhaps not in the former eastern bloc countries, China or New Zealand - where everyone is locked into a musical ...

... day trip to a local volcano while I was there: Volcan Mombacho. The top wasn´t really active (there was no lava or steam, anyway), but it was covered in a beautiful cloud forest. Walking around there, I saw my first monkey of the trip! Yea! You never really get tired of seeing monkeys. I saw him from far away, swinging on a branch.

The next day I slept in, watched silly tv, and headed off to Laguna de Apollo for language school.