It’s been an all consuming bamboo world for a year – a start up comes in waves… and we are at a place where things are about to accelerate to the next phase of the business. Success in Haiti will…
Green update
The recycling effort that was started by our friend Warren and physically located at Peta’s studio initially, is starting to get traction. From a first “street level” effort, the recycling program has spread to several neighborhoods. Now a truck with…
4th of July in Granada
We have the rare treat of being in possession of some wheels. Our friends Nieves and Anders are back in Denmark for a month and have given us the use of their car. We made a choice early on not…
Sometimes differences are cultural, and sometimes it’s hard to tell…..
There are lots of cultural differences, some of them amusing, some confusing and others are just plain annoying. Let me illustrate my point. Nicaraguans, it seems, do not like or value tall mature trees. Once they grow really big (and…
Murals – Peta grants Ben a painting wish
The good thing about having an artist as a girlfriend is that one occasionally gets free wishes. So for our first year in Nicaragua, July 4th, Peta granted me one such wish. I cheated and asked for a two part…
It’s a boy! and a girl! and another furry boy, and another furry girl…
A few weeks ago, Frieda ~ (an adopted kitten from a group of five “fostered’ kittens), was up on the roof for a few nights, very agitated and doing a lot of cat calls. Seemed she was calling another cat……
Bafana Bafana
The 2010 World Cup gets underway and Bafana enthusiasm reaches Nicaragua. OK, so maybe the Bafana frenzy is limited to ONE South African here, but hey, it’s the one that counts. Peta is in Bafana colors and so is Dwayne.…
The “true” Survivor challenge today is in Haiti, not Nicaragua
It is sometimes hard to reconcile western appetite for entertainment and for “reality shows”, with “real reality”. So as we ponder with anticipation the unfolding of a “Survivor” show based in Nicaragua, it…