Best Bday Present Ever

Best Bday Present Ever

On April 5, 2013 I decided to rent a car because it was the only option in getting Nisha from the airport. There weren’t any more buses/shuttles coming into San Juan from Managua at the time of her flight and I’ve always wanted to really learn to drive...

Wanderlust

It was really tough to leave Rancho Margot, but it had to be done. Even though I am traveling and on the road, I felt like I was at home at the Ranch and I wasn’t traveling anymore. Even though I continued to learn new things every day, everything had become so...
Connections

Connections

It has been ten days since I have written here. I’ve lost all sense of time here at Rancho Margot and it’s so liberating not to carry around a phone or a wallet all the time. Time moves fast here and I’m excited to get up every single morning and...
Weeds compete with plants

Weeds compete with plants

I was relieved of lecheria and have not been shoveling poop or compost the past two days. I’ve spending my days working in la huerta (vegetable garden) and in el jardin (garden). In the huerta, Abilio taught me how to prepare a bed of land so it’s ready...
You must clear away the dead to make way for the new

You must clear away the dead to make way for the new

Today started out with more shoveling and cleaning of the cow poop. Beto wasn’t here today though so I shoveled and hosed down everything. I finished shoveling everything out and heard the goat’s calling so I figured they were hungry. I went and emptied the old grass...