Hotel Plaza Real Rosario

Right now Iīm in Granada, one of Nicaraguaīs oldest cities. Itīs got a
lot of tourists, and my and some memebers from the group got a night at
a hostle last night, which thankfully has free internet, so I wanted to
go ahead and send out an e-mail now when I can do it when itīs free (my
money situation is good though donīt worry). Next Wednesday Iīm
supossed to go with my host ...

The girls and I made it to Granada, but vince is still on his way, stuck on the baja peninsula mexico due to paperwork mix ups.....oh well we have enough time here to not have to worry about a schedule. He hopes to make it here by early next week. We may start a Spanish school without him, trying to decide between a ...

... und praktischerweise hatten wir in Granada Brent, einem begeistertem Hobbykoch, kennengelernt und mitgebracht :). Das ganze wurde dann noch mit Rum und Bier aus Hostelbestaenden und zwei Australiern abgerundet, man schickte Katja zum Schwimmen oder Pilates an den See und die Party konnte beginnen... So sehr beschaeftigt mit dem ganzen Essen, Trinken ...

... it better for them. So, why are we here? The only satisfactory answer I have found so far...to help each other. I came to Central America with that thought in my heart and in Granada I found a way in which I, with your help, might be able to make a difference, albeit small, in the lives of the residents of a small community on the outskirts of the city. I met Mario Romero on my kayaking trip to Las Isletas ...

... bus. There was the conductor with a couple of officers; they called our names, passed back our passports and we were off again. Neal revived a bit with some food and although he was in some pain it wasn't nearly as bad as it had been in the morning. We reached Managua about 5 p.m. There was a Tica Hotel at the Tica owned terminal. Good thing! When we asked for the name of a restaurant nearby the passenger service agent suggested that we limit our meal ...

... take this plaza to go to eat lunch on the days we have school. One day last week, we were walking through the park and talking. I looked down, stopped, grabbed Sammie, and told her to look as well. We saw, for a few seconds, what can only be described as an actual severed human ear, finger, and toe lying on the pavement. We then looked around for some kind of hidden camera, saw none, screamed, and ran away. All in all, it was weird.

... was a good opportunity. It finally rained! Itīs actually been raining since Sunday, and itīs lovely to see everything turning green. Finally. Rain? Fabulous. Their sidewalks here + rain? Less than fabulous. I decided to wear flip-flops on Monday, and when I left for school, it was NOT raining. But when I left school to go to lunch, it was raining and very wet. Some bright engineer decided to make all the ...

... been pretty chillly-- except for the past few days. Today, if you were in the sun, it was about 70 degrees, Iīm sure of it. EVerythingīs getting green, and thereīs these lilac-colored trees here that really liven up the city. Itīs great to see color in the city. Maybe thatīs what made Buenos Aires so terribly harsh and cold. It was still winter there. But weīve seen so many changes in the flora here in the two weeks weīve lived ...

... new people. And most of them are really nice. Also at the meet and greet were our faculty members-- our teachers for our classes. Theyre all really nice and seem really concerned with accomodating us and making us feel comfortable and safe and at home. Very comforting. Rosario is MUY BONITA. Very beautiful. Mas bonita que Buenos Aires. More beautiful than Buenos Aires. I canīt wait to see all of it-- we have a walking tour on ...

... is no communial meeting places with other travelers, and can get a little lonely. On the other hand, it is easier to study Spanish and work on my computer. Less distracting this way. But nobody to cook with. Rosario was stricly a dorm stay, but quite afew fellow travelers were staying at the hostel, so we spent some good times drinking a little Mendoza wine around the kitchen table. Rosario is a city that is located on the Parana ...