We stayed in a hostel a few days, this is the level of tidiness we had (and Julie working hard)
And this is us getting used to a different culture, a different country, and different ways of doing things
We had one day off, where we went to a waterfall, here is Line eating some fruit or other
And Julie being mysterious down by the water
And someone hiding behind Cascada Blanca (the White Waterfall)
I've got so many photos. I decided to start with first things first, so you'll always be a bit behind me, but hopefully never that far behind. I'm behind you all in time anyway, at the moment of writing we are nearing 0530 pm in Matagalpa, while my parents have gone to bed in Norway at 0030 am.
This second day, we went early in the morning to get a bus to the waterfall, which was our (or mine, at least) first proper experience with a Latin American bus. It was stuffed with people and food and a chicken in a box, all the clichés. The only thing that surprised me (but probably shouldn't have) was how noone got up for women and children and old people. After ten days in this country, I've seen someone get up for someone else once, and that was a man getting up for a pregnant woman to sit.
We have two coordinators that have lived many years in Mexico, but also spent time in different countries in Latin America before - even though they've never lived in Nicaragua proper, they're very good to have for experience. Our two translators, Ingrid and Elise, have also lived in Guatemala and Bolivia respectively.
Soon to come more about our first week in Matagalpa!
