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!

Friday, August 3, 2012

More Semester Vacation Adventures...

The last free Friday I had before the school year got back in swing, I decided to hike the highest mountain outside the city of Matagalpa with a fellow teacher friend, Bismark. We have worked together on a few workshops and it was nice to get to spend some time with a fellow teacher outside of the classroom. And funny enough, we were able to leave from one of Matagalpa's central parks and be up on top of the mountain in only and hour and ten minutes!!! Here are some pictures from that fun day!

Walking up to the reserve...

The Trailhead

A beautiful flower/plant that I thought someone had spray painted haha, until my friend told me, no that's just the plant.

Green Coffee on the plant

A cool looking plant

The river along the path

Waterfall, nuff said...

Just look at that grin!

A view of Matagalpa from the Mirador

I love my city and my job...


From the very top of the mountain...

From the VERY top of the mountain

Our Escort and Park Ranger on top of the rock on top of the mountain... I was terrified he would fall.

A Waterfall from a distance


My friend and fellow teacher Bismark

A crab... in the middle of the forest... Nicaragua never ceases to amaze me!
Hope you enjoyed the pictures. Keep making good choices and get out and hike some place near you... it's amazing what you can find just an hours walk from the center of town!
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  1. JulieAugust 3, 2012 at 3:31 PM

    What a great way to get some exercise and see lots of beautiful scenery plus a great view of the city. Thanks for the wonderful pictures.

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  2. Betty DoerrAugust 4, 2012 at 12:25 AM

    Ok, re: photo #8, you could TOTALLY be the next PC poster child. With the Just Do It t-shirt? Seriously. The waterfalls? Are you sure you're not using a green screen? You look awesome. Nica looks awesome.

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