This is the first of several blog entries that will give some insight on our just completed trip to Cuba. . We had a PHENOMENAL time and blew out of the window oh so many misperceptions, inaccuracies due to caricatural…
A boost of nature: weekend revitalization starts in Ostional
DId you ever wonder what it’s like having your own private chef?
When Adam came to Nicaragua a few months ago, to launch his career in the kitchen, we had hoped we might coax some good meals for ourselves when he would come for some rest time in Granada. Adam started his…
Daniel Ortega launches third term with landslide victory
Nicaragua Elections 2011: President Daniel Ortega Headed For Second Term By FILADELFO ALEMAN 11/ 7/11 04:08 AM ET MANAGUA, Nicaragua — President and one-time Sandinista revolutionary Daniel Ortega is headed for a mandate to stay in office in Nicaragua, overcoming…
SOCAP 11 in San Francisco ~ our 4th year in a row visiting SF
We started in Chinatown… and we ended in Chinatown. What are we talking about here? How San Francisco, which is firming up as our favorite city in the U.S., has an awesome Chinatown that is a core part of the…
Empty Nesters in Nicaragua: an Evolving Narrative
Five years ago when we first came to Nicaragua and purchased a falling apart house in the Granada historical district, one of our intentions was for this to also be an investment in our children’s future. Not so much a…
“Built to Last” Agora blog entry on CO2 Bambu
I met Ben Sandzer-Bell, founder of CO2 Bambu, a few weeks into my internship with Agora when he dropped by our office between meetings with potential funders and USAID representatives. What struck me instantly about Ben was the sheer enthusiasm…
Bamboo Living homes – a strategic development for CO2 Bambu and a return to the point of origin
This week, CO2 Bambu announced the formation of a strategic alliance with Bamboo Technologies, the market leader in green dream (bamboo) homes, headquartered in Hawaii. For 12 years, Bamboo Technologies has been designing, manufacturing and assembling homes designed by renowned…