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I have seen pretty interesting things like a snake in one of the cacao lots, but of course I didn't take a photo! Nor did I take one of the fat tarantula I found on the toilet once.... or the fireflies that came out every night at dusk. So many the whole meadow turned into a sprakling field ( Read more... )

well, since this village is not accessible by street (has no electricy, no internet or nor cellphone coverage...) transportation is mainly on the river (or walking).

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Now that i am back, my head is full of the things i need to get done before the next trip to R. (I will fly on Sunday) and that i really need to find an apartment till then. Basically I only have Saturday to figure this out! Well, I am a very optimistic person, but keeping your fingers crossed won't do any harm either ( Read more... )

just dropping in to let you know I am back again.. meaning I am back in Managua for a while. I still don't know when I will go on my next trip but this afternoon I will discuss next steps with my supervisor ( Read more... )

i have been here for only 6 days in this village called Siawas - and it feels like half a year. I never thought it would be this HARD! everyday seems the same... we are visiting cacao farmers, see their plants and see how they are doing with various documentation (required for organic certification)... and most people don´t document because they ( Read more... )