Managua

Hello everybody.
We are currently staying in Managua with some host families. We are currently undergoing various orientation activities via companeros, a social justice and community development organization that is within Nicaragua, based in Managua. So far we have arrived, met host families for the next few days (we will be leaving for jinotepe on sunday, which is where we will be for the next 6 weeks during the study part of our sst) and have mostly just been in either meetings, or with our host families, (attempting to) conversing in spanish.

For things that are interesting so far
- it is super hot in managua, everybody uses a fan because the humidity is really high and its been about 90 or higher degrees F around here
- there are a lot of geckos
- I have played both Oasis and the Red Hot Chili Peppers for my host mom on the guitar so far.

Anywho, nothing so much has happened. Here is a summary of how the traveling to get to this point was

- We left goshen at a ridiculously early hour of 4 in the morning, and despite a certain student arriving late to the send off (well, not showing up at all and having to meet us at the chicago airport) things went relatively smooth. The SST office lied to us about being able to take 2 bags in check in for free, (dirty lies) and Kaleb almost got detained for attempting to smuggle sunscreen in his carry on bag. After about 16 hours of traveling (mostly waiting at the chicago airport because our flight did not leave till 11am, but we had to be there early because of the peru folk) we touched down in managua, and met with host families, etc.

this is the story thus far.

drop out.