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!

Sunday, October 21, 2012

CuMix ~ Cuajada con Vegetales #1

CuMix is the name of the team that took first place at the municipal competition in Matagalpa this year. It is essentially a fresh cheese (cuajada) that they have added vegetables too. Think goat cheese with herbs, or veggie cream cheese.

Cuajada is a cheese that is consumed in quantities in every Nicaraguan household. This group has taken that same product and made it taste soooo much better! Their slogan is "Giving health, flavor, and color to your life" (it sounds much better in Spanish "Dando Salud, Sabor, y Color a tu vida") Here are some pictures from their local competition so you can see the product and their display.
Yummy Yummy!

Their original logo

Different ways to try the cuajada

The Team!
The new logo, that was actually designed by the 8 year old brother of one of the group members... I put it into its electronic form though ;)
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