Today was the Central American Independence Day. Events started this morning at 7, with all of the students from the different schools marching in front of the church. After a few speakers, the best students in the city were presented and then all of the schools paraded around town for about 2 1/2 hours. It was pretty entertaining, especially the bands and dancers from each school.
This afternoon, the other two PC trainees in Masatepe and myself went with one of the host moms to a couple of miradores close to Masatepe. I've put some pictures up that you can look at by clicking the thumbnails in the new "My Picasa Photos" gadget above this post. I finally was able to get some good views of Nicaragua. The first one we went to, in Nandasmo, overlooked Laguna Masaya and the Volcon Masaya. The second one, in Catarina, was nicer and had pretty incredible views of Laguna de Apoyo, the city of Granada, and even Lago de Nicaragua. It was also my first experience in a mototaxi.
As week one comes to a close, everything is still going well here. My family is great, I'm still enjoying the food (I've had chicken feet twice in two days), and my spanish is slowly improving. I haven't gotten sick yet, nor have I had any big encounters with any large, tropical insects - although there is a spider that lives in my sink and a couple of lizards that live in my room.
Also, I have found shaved ice in Nicaragua. They shave the ice by hand. I would've bought one today but I didn't have any money on me. I will let you know how they are next time.
Careful of the ice. That's what got me one time in Mexico. :) sounds like everything is going well. Thanks for the updates!
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