Education Issues on the Caribbean Coast
I was fortunate enough to visit some of the local communities along with a couple of project delegates who were wrapping up a three-year education program aimed at the... Read more
A Canadian’s observations and experiences in Nicaragua.
I was fortunate enough to visit some of the local communities along with a couple of project delegates who were wrapping up a three-year education program aimed at the... Read more
Municipal elections happened here on the Caribbean Coast of Nicaragua on Sunday, March 2, 2014. The results were as everyone expected—the Sandinistas maintained power–but only because the other political... Read more
I didn’t get to watch even one moment of the 2014 Winter Olympics for a host of reasons. The two main reasons are because of poor internet access and... Read more
October 7, 2013 What started off as a meeting to discuss the high electricity rates on the Coast of Nicaragua ended in a call for manifestation. The Communal Board... Read more
No, this isn’t a blog post about the popular game show currently being hosted by comedian Steve Harvey. Rather, it is about the realities of living in a community... Read more
I promised I would do a blog post about some of the words and language commonly used in and around Pearl Lagoon. Here it is. The language here on the... Read more
A local Chambaman called Dellan, carries two 25 lb. sacks of rice and flour and a gallon of oil on his head. Note: He is drunk! I’ll do a... Read more
I have been living in Pearl Lagoon, Nicaragua for two months now. I have been paying attention to most things around me mostly because they are starkly different from... Read more
Pearl Lagoon, Nicaragua is an interesting community. When I was here last year, very few had running water, only wells, and the street light stopped just shy of downtown,... Read more
This past weekend I had the honour of taking in a Ladies Softball Tournament in Haulover, Nicaragua. There were teams from the nearby communities including Brown Bank, Little Island,... Read more