Author: dwiggins

In the beginning, Jane Mirandette?s Biblioteca Movil was decidedly low tech. Indeed, this has been part of the reason for its success. As previously discussed on this blog, relying on a computerized checkout system is difficult in this land of erratic (or no) electricity.… Read the rest

After spending the morning wrestling with CMSimple, a basic open-source content management system I?m deploying for Jane?s website, I took the afternoon off and headed for the beach here in town. I spent a couple hours bobbing amidst the waves and relaxing on the beach.… Read the rest

Promoting the library to visitors

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One of the ways Jane spreads the word about the Biblioteca Movil and the “Library in a Box” protocol is by featuring information about the programs in her hotel lobby. She has a large banner from an ALA poster session describing the library, and also has a small table devoted to take-away literature.… Read the rest

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I ate lunch yesterday in the central market in San Juan del Sur. For around 70 cordobas (around $4) I was treated to pescado frito encebollado (fried fish in sweet onion sauce), frijoles (beans), arroz (rice), queso (cheese), ensalada (salad), a tortilla, and limonada.… Read the rest

There are currently two other groups from Simmons College here in San Juan del Sur. One, from the school of health studies, is here working with medical clinics in San Juan and the surrounding countryside.

The other is a service learning class led by Simmons English professor David Gullette.… Read the rest

I left the hotel in Miami around 8 AM, and by 10 I was on board an Airbus 380 headed for Managua. I spent most of the flight immersed in David Gullette?s ?Gaspar! A Spanish Poet/Priest in the Nicaraguan Revolution” It?s… Read the rest