HOLA Day 5 in Nicaragua - Sweat Is the Word

Our group has been working hard with Casa-Nica in Masaya, Nicaragua. Some of us have been introduced to the shovel, pick axe, post-hole digger, and rake for the first time and others of us had to be to be reintroduced to these implements of work. We have worked at the National Nicaraguan Zoo building simple shelters for rescued birds, constructed a garden at a local school in Nicaragua, and other smaller projects that have required a type of work that most of our students are not familiar with - the kind of work that involves sweat. Using a pick axe is backbreaking work and HOLA students are now officially introduced to manual labor.

We have also continued to work on our Spanish skills with Fran, the Spanish teacher at Casa-Nica. We have tried a variety of Nicaraguan foods - including pupusas, fried yuca and plantain, pescado, and the fritanga foods of Nicaragua. Time for us to go eat, so I will try to catch up with the blogging later.