Wednesday, March 28, 2007
more catching up
hi all
Just got back from travelling with my friend Peleus, and a long lovely blog is overdue about moonlight ocean swims, almost dying climbing a volcano (ok, figurative statement, its just excessive heat and an internal parasite, made me FEEL like I was going to die), playing soccer on the beach and in the ocean with little nica kids, bonding time with Peleus, plus eating falafel and hummus!, looking at pretty churches, me playing tour guide. But right now I am working on my taxes and downloading bird songs off the internet, so not much time. And recovering from the worst cold ever.
So my friend Annie told me that when I feel bored with esteli, to remember that from a newbies eyes, its lovely and interesting, so I took her advice and was cheered by three recent facts.
I can buy bananas, individual pieces of gum or candy or cigarrettes(which I dont bc I quit!-its good to have a cold), or newspapers at any time of day or night until 10pm from a little cart in the park.
At this same venta, buying bananas for next morning pancakes, five mariachi band memebers rode by....on their bicycles..... each clutching a different instrument. smile inside
I went to a new karaoke bar in Esteli with friends to celebrate Otoniels birthday...there were two big screens, and three smaller TVs. Best two improvements over US karaoke bars is that they bring the microphone to your table, so you dont have to sing in front of everyone (and you can drink and sing at the same time). And if it a popular song, everyone else sings along and drowns the main singer out. Especially fun are the rancheras, where there is lots of ayyyyiiiiing and ahhaaaaing and arrrrriiing.
Just got back from travelling with my friend Peleus, and a long lovely blog is overdue about moonlight ocean swims, almost dying climbing a volcano (ok, figurative statement, its just excessive heat and an internal parasite, made me FEEL like I was going to die), playing soccer on the beach and in the ocean with little nica kids, bonding time with Peleus, plus eating falafel and hummus!, looking at pretty churches, me playing tour guide. But right now I am working on my taxes and downloading bird songs off the internet, so not much time. And recovering from the worst cold ever.
So my friend Annie told me that when I feel bored with esteli, to remember that from a newbies eyes, its lovely and interesting, so I took her advice and was cheered by three recent facts.
I can buy bananas, individual pieces of gum or candy or cigarrettes(which I dont bc I quit!-its good to have a cold), or newspapers at any time of day or night until 10pm from a little cart in the park.
At this same venta, buying bananas for next morning pancakes, five mariachi band memebers rode by....on their bicycles..... each clutching a different instrument. smile inside
I went to a new karaoke bar in Esteli with friends to celebrate Otoniels birthday...there were two big screens, and three smaller TVs. Best two improvements over US karaoke bars is that they bring the microphone to your table, so you dont have to sing in front of everyone (and you can drink and sing at the same time). And if it a popular song, everyone else sings along and drowns the main singer out. Especially fun are the rancheras, where there is lots of ayyyyiiiiing and ahhaaaaing and arrrrriiing.
