Miscelania

Ingenious lawn mowing strategy

My host sister's baby is getting so big!!

Coloring club!!

• Crazy overanalytical theory: I wonder if Nicaraguan men's to "compliment" aka (street) harrass women by calling them princess has anything to do with Ruben Dario's poetry/prose, which is overflowing with beautiful princesses wearing things with complicated names in Spanish. 
• On the subject, not a fan of Latin American modernismo poetry. Although it was on my reading list, I don't think I will ever actually make it through Dario's Azul. Or the bible or War and Peace, but you never know. 
• Funkytown is the best work out song of all time. No, actually.
• Our town park is getting an upgrade. There are now fancy lights, tree bushes (conifers oldly) and weird cement structure that basically looks like a space ship. Supposedly it will be an homage to Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez. 
• There are a lot of Chinese people (by which I mean like 10) in San Miguelito, presumably on canal related ventures. It was pretty weird to be on the street and hear Mandarin. They mostly travel around with armed military escort in white trucks. This has greatly increased the military presence in town, but surprisingly I have not had to yell at a single one for being creepy. Simple pleasures.
• We finally finished the mural at the school in El Tule. If you ignore the part where are bunch of misbehaving youth spray painted "I will fuck you" on the wall, along with their names. Subtle/ Classy. 
• I went back to check how our oven project at the Casa Materna is being used and noticed that they had a small garden going, perhaps inspired by last year's garden project. It's something!! Also, a baker lady apparently wants an oven. 
• We had our (probably) last English teachers training about pronunciation. It was glorious because we got to do it in an air- conditioned computer lab.  
• The expression "pee like a racehorse" is no joke. My host mom borrowed a horse to cut the grass, and uh...it's quite impressive. Also, the host baby tried to grab the horse by the eyes when they were showing it to him. Bold move.
• Literally 10 neighbor children came over to color today. It was chaotic. 
• We've reached the part of rainy season that is peak mosquito/ jungle cockroach time. I can catch mosquitoes one handed now. If that isn't a resume worthy skill, I don't know what is. 
• They just installed a street light on my street! Fachenteando.
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  I'm really going to miss ice cream in bags 
  
   Adding a little bit of paint to the mix
  
  
  

   Extremely safe

  
  
  
   10th grade students throw a birthday party for the science teacher
  
• Putting finishing touches on the mural