Halfway There

This past Saturday, we left Leon for fall break. We took a bus to Managua where a missionary family picked us up at the bus station, and took us to a grocery store to get groceries to make meals for the next few days. We had a lot of fun planning to make all of our favorites. We made egg burritos for breakfast, homemade pizza, chicken alfredo, and brownies and cookie dough and cookies—it was so great. We stayed at their house Saturday, and then went to an English speaking church on Sunday which is such a treat! It was about 75 degrees with warm sun and a cool breeze. We swam in their pool and were actually able to work out, which was great too. On Monday we went to Ometepe—a volcano island in the middle of Lake Nicaragua. It was so beautiful and we were able to stay in a hotel about 300 ft from the lake. The water was as warm as bathwater and the volcanoes were a beautiful backdrop. The restaurant at the hotel was great and we ended up eating there for three meals, so that was really convenient. We went kayaking and swimming and just hung out for a few days and then headed back to the missionaries’ home and then off to Leon again. It was short, but a much needed break from school.

(On Public Transportation) This morning, I plopped into a bus seat-- which was pretty comfy, only to realize that my legs didn’t fit in between the seats. Normally I can squish my legs in between bus seats, but not this bus. So I had to sit sideways and give everyone on the bus a sympathetic look as they tried to climb over me. Another time we took a minibus (15 passenger van)…we had 26 people (strangers) in the van. At the bus station in Managua today, I also had a 50 year old man that decided to follow me around and sing love songs in my ear. Personal space does not exist in Central America. I’m slowly adapting. haha