Victoria and I atop our horses during our horseback riding trip near San Juan del Sur, Wednesday, August 16, 2006.… Read the rest
Los talleres
Thursday was the day of our ANIBIPA (Nicaraguan national library association) workshops in Managua. We were looking forward to this, if only to have them out of the way. But it was a worthwhile experience in many ways.
We worked all day the day before on our presentations, and worked most of the night as well.… Read the rest
La primera vez en la biblioteca movil
Yesterday was our first time out on a bookmobile run with the Biblioteca Movil. More on this later, but it was a fascinating and rewarding experience — both for us and for students at the three schools we visited in the countryside.… Read the rest
Electricity
Electricity is taken for granted in the U.S., but in Nicaragua blackouts are becoming a daily fact of life. The power utility claims that the outages are being caused by “a deficit in energy production, resulting from technical faults in one of the electricity generating plants.”… Read the rest
El Barco
Victoria climbs out of the rickety boat in which we crossed the Rio San Juan. The river cuts through the edge of town, and the only bridge is a good ways off. It can usually be waded — but the water levels and tides vary, and waders may end up pretty well soaked.… Read the rest
New Books!
Students who have benefited from educational programming sponsored by the Fundacion A. Jean Brugger helped present the library with a collection of new children’s books purchased by the foundation. The books were purchased in Barcelona and brought back to San Juan by a returning traveler.… Read the rest