Bienvenidos to my Blog!

Hello Family, Friends, and Curious Readers,

Thanks for stopping in to see what I am up to. This is my first blog, and I hope not to bore you too much with the details of my life. But rather hope to offer you some insights into development work, the highs, the lows, and well the boring.

But before I move away for 27 months, let me give you a little information about myself before I lose a steady internet connection.

So after graduating from Boston College in 2005, I decided I wanted to learn Spanish and "save the world" so I moved to Cusco, Peru. I began by volunteering for The Center for Traditional Textiles of Cusco by researching and writing a small business plan for the organization. I continued to work with the organization until February of 2008, when I returned to the US to prepare for my move to Madrid, Spain for 15 months to study an International MBA at IE Business School. And now, after a year of searching for the perfect development job, and taking odd jobs in the meantime, I have joined the Peace Corps and am volunteering again. So wish me luck, and PLEASE someone stop me from volunteering again!

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

The President Visits Matagalpa


Last Saturday, the President of Nicaragua visited Matagalpa. I thought perhaps he wanted to continue our conversation from our visit on Swearing-In day, but it turns out it was the opening of his presidential campaign here in Matagalpa. Go figure! To summarize what the day was like, I will try to illustrate the rest of the story with pictures.

The giant dirt soccer field by my house where they were setting up the stage.

One of the 6 or 8 speaker towers.

Normally, this road is not much to look at.

 
Sandinistas arriving for the big speech!
Watching them all roll in! It was about ~350,000 people in all.
The President's Helicopter flying over the house when he arrived. (Did I mention all of this craziness was going down three blocks from my house?)
The madness (from the safety of my living room)
More Craziness (on the TV, even though I could hear the speech from my window)
Me safely remaining apolitical at home!

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2 comments:

  1. JulieSeptember 15, 2011 at 5:40 AM

    Another amazing experience as a PCV but glad to see you played it smart and stayed home.

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  2. Betty DoerrSeptember 17, 2011 at 10:42 PM

    Wise move.

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