Saturday, August 27, 2011

Granada, Nicaragua, August 27, 2011

I'm not good at keeping a diary, nor at remembering all that I want to, nor keeping up with folks, so this is my attempt at keeping in contact with the people in my life & saving and savoring memories. And Warren doesn't use Facebook (!), so I wanted to post pictures where he would see them...

I am in Nicaragua. Originally Warren and I came for a month to tutor kids (chavalos as they call them here) at Empowerment International. Warren was to tutor math and science and I was to tutor English to kids from the local barrio. I was pretty nervous about tutoring kids, since I didn't have any teaching experience, but it's been a very rewarding experience. So rewarding and fulfilling that I have extended my trip by two months. Warren has been very supportive - he knows how happy I am here and he knows the Nica kids, too.

It's almost 11 pm here, but I wanted to get started tonight - Betty Owen inspired me to do a blog - you are never too old to try something new. So, more later....