My first trip to a community - La Pita
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My second community trip, giving a talk in spanish about trash and keeping the community clean to all these students - El Jicaro
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Ana helped me out on my first few community visits
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Driving with Pedro, never a boring trip
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The main lecture room in La Casa del Nino - here they held parties, painting classes, the old folks meeting, lectures, and various other events
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The doctors office waiting room
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My English students in La Laguna
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Everyone wanted the attention of the camera, and those who couldnt be in the photos made bunny ears
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The house up on the hill was rumored to be haunted - I never did spend the night to find out
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The school room
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The school at El Jicaro
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La Cancha in San Ramon
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The arrival of the Cuban Brigade
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You can see Pacho in the middle - he worked for El Centro de Salud
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My supervisor's son is the little one smiling in the back half-hidden by the big drum
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My supervisor's son Gian Carlos and his favorite mountain
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One of the many churches we visited on our community visits
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Dona Margarita hiding behind a Flor de Jamaica plant
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Damaris explains how Nacatamales are made
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A nacatamale - a meat and veggie filled cornmeal style burrito wrapped in banana leaves and boiled
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Inventory day
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Pricing new items in the pharmacy with Dona Margarita
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A coffee processing machine in La Hermandad
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One of our trips to La Curva, this day to talk about the benefits of soybeans for malnourished children
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This is where my students would wait for me as I made the hour hike up to their community, La Laguna, to give English classes
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Yasser was one of the most responsible and eager students
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La Casa del Nino
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Vladimir, my friend and the organizer of classes in La Laguna
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Locals from La Laguna
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Swimming with one of my students, Jonathan
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Swimming on a particularly hot day after English classes
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The school in La Laguna - they took the chairs out to be cleaned
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Our practice day before the final test
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Preparing for Christmas in the pharmacy
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Our banner for National AIDS Awareness Day
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Damaris and her Santa pinata creation for the children in the painting classes
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Ana prepares for the party
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Painting class students
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Every good party has at least three dance performances
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Awards
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Pin the tail on the burro
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W. Munoz raps about AIDS and being a good citizen. Damaris helps customers in the pharmacy
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Musica chairs
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Finally the pinata!
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After the party, every single student got lunch
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Dona Margarita participates in another Promocion
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My last visit to a community - San Pablo
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Pedro our driver always found ways to pass the time while we were giving lectures
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My last community visit with my supervisor, Damaris
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My final day my work threw a despedida (farewell party) for me
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Dona Margarita made a speech, and Ana kept the party flowing
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All my students from La Laguna came, and many of them danced
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The music students performed a few traditional Nicaraguan songs
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Receiving a handpainted award made by Donald
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Marta, the student from Spain, also working at La Casa del Nino while i was there
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Dancing with Wilber during the farewell party
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My students doing a traditional Nicaraguan dance
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Dulce enjoying her sorbet, a special treat brought all the way from Matagalpa for the party
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Saying goodbye to Gian Carlos
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The dance instructor from La Laguna even came to help out the students and enjoy the party
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Lucy, one of my best students, and a great dancer
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