The internet in our home is down and repairs and service happen at a slower pace here in Nicaragua. I am in an internet cafe that is about 5 blocks away. The reason I am here is because the sign outside claims a whopping 2 mps!!!! Whoa...I hope I don't lose my hair! It is a little painful watching this computer trying to download and I will be pleasantly surprised if I can even post this blog.
Em and I are keeping quite busy making new friends these days. We had a fantastic birthday party for Maia at the library across the street. We booked it from 11 to 12 and about 30 kids from the area showed up. There was only 7 kids at the beginning but news travels very fast here considering nobody has phones. A large Pricemart cake and four pizzas were quickly devourved by the horde but the pinata just wouldn't break. The pinata had a clay skeleton and the broomstick handle broke before any candy was extracted. Maia laughed and cried and is very happy to be 3.
Today we were invited to a small pool party at our neighbors house. Some of the people at the party have been living here for 10 years and have thier finger on the pulse of Granada. It was informative and refreshing as the party was cleverly set for 2pm which is the theoretical hottest part of the day. There was a 2 year old boy at the party who played very well with Maia and nobody was hurt until Maia decided to jump into the swimming pool without her water wings. To her credit she did ask Em if she could go in again. Emilie had agreed she could go back in but was expecting Maia to wait for her. Maia jump in and was very surprised to find herself sinking like a stone. Fortunately we were all very close and watching and the result was only mild coughing. Maia insists that she wasn't scared. I told her that being fearless and reckless are not the best combination.
We are heading to Leon tommorow. The ocean is much closer to Leon but everybody is telling us that Leon in unbarebly hot. The weather network reported 43 degrees last week. We are getting used to the warm weather but we will see if we can handle the real heat. Perhaps when we come back to Granada it will be cool and refreshing.
Adam
The Mission Statement Series
13 years ago
3 comments:
Hey cats - sounds like life is "cool" if hot! Leon can't be hot all the time - can it? From air photos it looks like there are a lot of trees there - maybe in the older part of town. Life here is 20 degrees, grass is growing, spring is in the air... daffodils are up and tulips are on the way. The forsythia is golden and the maple buds are bursting to leaf out. I even saw a male grouse in full mating form today - so it must be spring. THANKS for the updates - and i speak for all of us who read this - they are really great - thanks again!
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