FESTIVALS! The shiny, happy, cherry-on-top of travel life. In late October, over the course of 2 days, I took Tica Bus (I highly recommend this company) from Nicaragua to Guatemala City. I spent the night in San Salvador, and though all I really did was sleep in a hotel and grab a pupusa for breakfast, … Continue reading Dia de Los Muertos & GIANT KITES
I often feel that, as a backpacker, I need to go FASTFASTFAST and have ENERGYYYYY and SEIZE THE MOMENT. But sometimes life just needs to move at a slower pace. The past two days I've mainly slept. And eaten. Honestly, I'm tired. I've been travelling for 3 months, and I'm at a point where I … Continue reading Despacio
So I figure that before I dive into Guatemala, I'd better finish up with Nicaragua. Ha! As if I can divide my experiences. My last trip is Nicaragua was to Masaya, a small town south of Managua (the capitol) famed for its shopping, particularly hammocks. And I bought one. Because when you've got no space … Continue reading Final Nicaragua Photos
I AM MOVING TO ISRAEL IN FEBRUARY! I applied for an ulpan (intensive Hebrew school), and I received an excellent scholarship. The program runs for 5 months, until July 2014. This particular ulpan is run on a kibbutz, a collective farming community unique to Israel. I'll be studying 20 hours a week, and working 24 hours a … Continue reading Back to Israel
In the time since my last post, I have: quit my hostel job swum through a canyon... hiked an active volcano... surfed in San Juan del Sur... dived for a week on Little Corn Island, off the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua... ...and now I'm in Guatemala City. I've only just arrived in Guatemala after a … Continue reading And in the Meantime…
Surfing and Salsa. I surfed and salsa'd my way through a weekend in Leon. I am an utter beginner at both of these, but do I EVER want to be an expert. Do you know how COOL surfers are? Or how SEXY salsa dancers are? Like, wipe-the-sweat off your forehead cool and sexy. And now … Continue reading Leon & Its Aftermath
So I've been in Estelí for a week working at this hostel, and it's going pretty ok. The hostel work itself is boring, but as long as I have wi-fi and Spanish-language news sites, I'm fine. In my spare time, I've gone on some excursions: EXCURSION #1: TOBACCO FACTORY TOUR Estelí is known for its … Continue reading This Week in the Highlands…
So remember when, 2 days ago, I was griping about how displaced I felt? Hm, well, it turns out that when you spend a morning sending emails to various NGO organizations and researching various volunteer organizations in the books available to you, you'll end up finding a quite perfect opportunity just down the road in … Continue reading Land Ahoy!
I travel because I'm impatient. I don't want to wait for my life to start. I know what I want now, and I want to seize it now. What I want now might not be what I want next year - so I might as well realize my current dream. And man, am I living … Continue reading A Nomad’s Home
Ascending Volcán Maderas, a 1,394 m tall, long-dormant volcano on the south side of Isla de Ometepe. I've spent the last few days in Granada (more on that in a bit). Yesterday I took 2 buses, a taxi, and a lancha (a small boat) to reach Isla de Ometepe. I headed to the south island, because I was really … Continue reading Subiendo Volcán Maderas
In Mutual Weirdness 