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The silence of the coffee forest

Posted on April 6, 2015 by sarah

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“They’re all gone,” the women says when I ask her where the men are, clutching her small child to her side and putting a hang gingerly on her swollen belly, “they’re all gone to the hills”. I glance over at … Continue reading →

Posted in General Tagged Campo, Climate Change, Coffee, Environment, Farmers, La Bastilla Ecolodge, Nicaragua, Tourism, Travelling

Thesis-Antithesis

Posted on January 4, 2015 by sarah

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The coffee comes, interrupting our conversation for a second. The woman serving the coffee gently sets down the fresh coffee cups, picks up the old ones and looks respectfully at the older woman seated in the rocker in front of … Continue reading →

Posted in Nicaragua Tagged Art, Beauty, Culture, Death, History, Nicaragua, Solentiname Islands, Stories

Sunset paths on the Solentiname Islands

Posted on August 13, 2014 by sarah

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The women puts the final brush stroke on her painting, takes off her glasses and peers at us: two white girls, sunburned from a long day of exploring the Island of San Fernando, standing at the edge of her porch, … Continue reading →

Posted in Nicaragua Tagged Art, Beauty, History, Nature, Nicaragua, Solentiname Islands, Travelling

How to kill a chicken Part 2: kill it

Posted on June 19, 2014 by sarah

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  It all happened so fast. In my mind I had it planned out precisely: I would choose the chicken, pay homage to the gods and ask to take it’s life,maybe make an offering, build a fire and dance around … Continue reading →

Posted in Nicaragua Tagged chicken, Food, Nicaragua, Poverty, Realizations, Somoto

Comfort Food

Posted on June 18, 2014 by sarah

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Food is a touchy subject anywhere, far from being merely a source of energy and nutrients, it is intricately linked to identity, emotions, feelings of well-being. Every country has its staple food; in India it is rice and dahl, in … Continue reading →

Posted in Nicaragua Tagged Coffee, Culture, Customs, Food, Gallo Pinto, Nicaragua

Sopa de Res

Posted on June 9, 2014 by sarah

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I came through the door yesterday, saw my domestica, Carmen,  cooking beans on the fogata outside and immediately know that today had to be the day. I had had cow bones in the fridge for a while now and was … Continue reading →

Posted in Nicaragua Tagged Food, Nicaragua, Somoto

No Hay Agua

Posted on June 8, 2014 by sarah

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“No hay agua,amor” my host mum, Aura, greets me this morning. I mutter a greeting in return and stumble in my sleep-drunken state to the bathroom to splash some water on my face but as I turn on the faucet- … Continue reading →

Posted in Nicaragua Tagged Customs, Living, Nicaragua, Realizations, Somoto

Life and death in the Barrios

Posted on May 21, 2014 by sarah

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I hear the Taxi’s horn behind me and stick out my arm to wave it down. It pulls up behind me; an old Toyota, one of the many that comprise the fleet of well-used, beat-up cars that serve as collective … Continue reading →

Posted in Nicaragua Tagged Culture, Customs, Death, Nicaragua, Religion, Somoto

A bitter-sweet symphony in Pearl Lagoon

Posted on May 11, 2014 by sarah

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The boat sputters and heaves against the waves. I see the front lift up and then smack down on the surface of the ocean sending a wave of bathtub-warm wáter to where I am sitting in the back of the boat, … Continue reading →

Posted in Nicaragua Tagged Coconut, Culture, Music, Nicaragua, Sweat, Travel, turtles

Semana Santa in Bluefields

Posted on May 8, 2014 by sarah

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“How much longer?” my dad asks next to me, his voice sounding slightly pained. I look over at him, wondering if he is talking in his sleep or just resting his eyes. He is jammed up against the window of … Continue reading →

Posted in Nicaragua Tagged Coconut, Festivals, History, Living, Nicaragua, Religion, Sweat, Travel

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