Starting July 15th, the US TV series Survivor will start filming its new season in remote areas around San Jan Del Sur. This program, which airs to about 13 million households in the US and gets rebroadcast in 154 countries…
Forecasting the Times…..
Back in 2007, I wanted to record the geo-political environment that surrounded the forthcoming USPresidential elections. Since I was addicted to the FinancialTimes (still am, to the point of getting FT mailed to me to Nicaragua, and reading one month…
Vignettes of being home in Nicaragua
So what’s life like (this week) now that I am back from US travels? A demonstration in chocolate sauce making by Jenny – Dutch girl working in Granada in a nearby hospital. This handmade approach of roasting, shelling, grinding, straining…
It’s about starting a new garden….
We have made plans to build a CO2bambu house with the downstairs current space (as pictured), becoming my studio, and the upstairs which will all be bamboo, a bedroom, bathroom and shower. Once complete we will be able to rent…
How some of us deal with the heat of Nicaragua
Mango has finally discovered that he can STAY in the pool, even once we have left.. and so ensues hours of ‘hippo like’ behavior.
Back home in Nicaragua.
It’s good to be back home in Nicaragua . Yes, its hot and humid, and the rainy season started early, which is nice. The garden is more jungle like than ever…Calallas…
Dim sum, refelxology and Twin Peaks
Before leaving San Francisco I was lucky enough to have another full day with Oren and his friend Justin. Justin is from N. Carolina, living away from home for the first time and has a palate that is primarily used…
24 hours in an Ashram in San Francisco
For those of you who know me, it probably wouldn’t be a surprise to find out that one of the things I am interested in finding out more about, is the experience of spending some time in an ahsram. After…