Category Nicaragua

What are you passionate about that you haven’t done in a while? People have many passions, but there’s one or two that just hits the spot. For me, I love telling stories (Thanks Homer Coleman!). On the World Race, I decided to…

“Mom is going to have a heart attack when she hears about this,” he said. “I can’t begin to explain how this makes me feel.”  It was his first job as a translator. He was nervous, unsure of himself, and didn’t…

Last week, before my team arrived, I visited the overflow prison just outside of Granada, Nicaragua with good friends of mine from REAP Granada. Our visit made me ask some questions, but overall, it didn’t seem so bad. I met…

I sometimes pray in other languages. Remember when you weren’t very versed as a kid? Things were simple, right? That’s why I try to pray in Spanish and Creole at times – it’s simple, not much lofty talk. I become…

It was 11:00am as I ran and hopped on the already moving multi-colored Nicaraguan bus towards the countryside. "Mombacho," I hollered as I handed over 10 Cordoba. Twenty minutes later, we rolled to a stop as I jumped out the…

Upon arrival, the children flooded in. The atmosphere was set with joy and laughter from deep down, and the countryside was fully alive. Immediately, we made friends upon surprise hugs, then colored, painted nails, and even formed our very own…

I strolled in and saw her at a distance. She was stomping her feet and spinning around in circles as if she were calling me in.   I found my place on the wall, but she quickly detected me. Some…

I don't want to waste my life. That was my thought as I walked into a place more familiar than not. I had been places like this hundreds of times before and it had never been so heart wrenching. It…

I'm sitting next to a precious little girl at this very moment on a plane headed for Nicaragua. She is eating a blue cookie and keeps telling me, "I'm going to Nicaragua to see monkeys and turtles" with just the…