Last Saturday (4th of July): The Canadian intern that just turned 22 a few weeks ago is now about to leave for South Africa. Thus another party was in order that would be very similiar to the last, except the participants were mostly workers from around the property. We caught a little bit of the resorts fireworks display, rented a van to drive the group around, ate pizza and drank rum at Burrito Banditos, danced at the same bar in Masachapa, and stayed out way too late before eating leftover pizza during the ride home.
The next few days I again felt my age and rested while watching sporting events such as the Women's World Cup and Wimbledon. I have also enjoyed watching the World University Games where a USA team, which is basically the Jayhawks, compete against other countries in South Korea. A rare treat in the summer and a glimpse of the upcoming season.
Monday: Julia headed out with some new friends on a quick girls-only trip to León to do some shopping. Since I was not allowed to tag along, I will now let Julia make a guest appearance to fill you in on the details.
(Julia here)
The Canadian intern (D), another intern (J), and I decided to hitchhike and take two buses to get to León. We met up with another friend of J's in León who has been traveling around the world for a year on a scholarship. The purpose of the trip was primarily to find winter clothes for D who leaves for cooler weather in South Africa in a week. Besides hitting up numerous thrift stores, we were successful in hitch hiking twice (and failed once when no cars passed, ended up calling Osman to save us), we got lost in León once and managed to eat ice cream, twice. We also sat around our hostal in rocking chairs while sharing a box of wine and exchanging travel stories.
(Micah is back)
Wednesday: We began working on cutting and sanding wood to build a garden box before being talked into heading out to the surf beach. Taking Kaiden to play in the sand is always a good time and he especially enjoyed sliding down the sand bank and pretending to fall.
Improvising
Thursday: Julia and I headed into Managua with Angie to do some shopping. The main goal was the hardware store to get supplies for painting and other projects. As always, the trip took all day but we got a good amount done and can now get to work.
Friday: One more farewell party for the Canadian intern involved a BBQ at our house with about 8 friends and acuaintanances from the property. Osman grilled up a variety of meats to perfection including pineapple, onions, and green peppers. It was fun to semi-host a party and I am proud to say that I was the first one to jump into the pool with my clothes on (mostly because Julia dared me).
Today is Saturday and we continue to work on little projects like fixing the clothesline and sorting through old baby outfits. We are also beginning to study up on the regions south of us and plan out our time. This is our life for the next month. The highlight for the next week will be when I wake up early tomorrow morning to watch the Wimbledon final.
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