Last Minute Traveling

July 6, 2009

The last two weekends have been really exciting. Two weekends ago I went to Granada, the Nicaraguan city with the most tourism. And last weekend I headed out to Leon, a city known for its magnificent volcanoes.

We stayed in Granada for 4 days (the original plan was only 3 but some last minute complications extended our trip). Saturday the 27th of June, we arrived in the colonial city of Granada. We spend our first day exploring the city. Granada like almost every city in Nicaragua is built around a central park and Cathedral. We spent time shopping in the green central park and I found some good gifts (but I’m not going dispose specifics because it will to ruin the surprise). Later we had dinner at a restaurant where we ate outside at a table along the street. Although Granada is a very touristic city, it also has an abundance of visible poverty. While eating dinner no less than 10 children approached use and asked for money Just wondering the streets of Granada caused constant pulling on my heart strings In this place that generates an immense amount of money, the struggles of the less fortunate were magnified. Granada is a place where on the steps of a five star hotel you will find a wide eyed child begging for food and money. Witnessing poverty there and similar to this throughout Nicaragua has ignited within me the questions “How can these people be helped?” and “What can I do I hope that as I grow and experience more I will come closer to answering these questions and to finding my role Before leaving Granada we went to a nearby city Masaya to check out some local markets and later headed to the Laguna del Apoyo to swim and kayak The rest of our time in the city was spent sightseeing and chilling in our hostel’s pool.

Last weekend, on July 4th, we went to Leon for a day and a half. It was a quick trip but it was tons of fun. We traveled there with 10 volunteers!! Let me tell you when you walk around in a group of 10 foreigners you get some funny looks. We went to the beach in Leon and had a blast (the city is right by the Pacific Ocean There were huge waves at the beach, ones that literally knocked you over (I still have water in my ear from my vicious battle with them). We ate lunch there and I had a huge cheese burger and fries. After all the rice and beans, I think that was the best burger of my life! Later that night we all went out to celebrate the 4th of July (as you can imagine we were the only ones doing so

Now, I am back at in Sabana Grande, and I only have 6 days left in Nicaragua I am dreading saying goodbye to my Nicaraguan family and friends. I have learned so much from them all. It’s funny, at first I wanted time to speed up and now I am wishing for the opposite.

More to come,
Nat-tan

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