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Diving off Little Corn Island
Blog: Roasted Bugs and Sticky Rice - 17 May 2012
We spent four days and nights on Little Corn Island, off the Atlantic coast of Nicaragua, scuba diving, relaxing and eating fresh seafood. Day 6 We got up early and walked across the island (10 minute walk) to Casa Iguana for a breakfast of fresh fruit, gallo pinto and coconut bread french toast with coconut-maple [...]
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Photo of the Day: Supermoon 2012 – Lake Apoyo, Nicaragua
Blog: Trans-Americas Journey - 7 May 2012
It’s a stupid name. But the so-called “supermoon 2012″ that rose on May 5 was amazing to look at anyway–especially from above Lake Apoyo glistening in the crater of a still-active volcano in southern Nicaragua. The technical name of the supermoon is a mouthful: “perigee-syzygy of the Earth-Moon-Sun system” (hence the silly nickname). All you really need to know is that this moon was 14% larger and 30% brighter than normal, a phenomenon that only occurs when the full moon coincides with the moon’s closest approach to Earth. Which is not often.
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Why Nicaragua Is the Next Costa Rica (and How to Take Advantage Of It)
Blog: GoBackpacking - 1 May 2012
In this guest post, Adam Costa shares why Nicaragua is one of Central America's up and coming tourist destinations.--------- Join Travel Blog Success today and learn to build a better travel blog. Membership includes 27 tutorials, 12 expert audio interviews, private support forum, and much more.
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Leaving Leon, Traveling East to the Atlantic
Blog: Roasted Bugs and Sticky Rice - 18 April 2012
Day 4 We spent the morning walking around León. We started with breakfast at Bigfoot Hostel’s Pure Earth Café (tomato/onion/pepper omelettes with buffalo sauce and a fresh pineapple/passionfuit juice blend). We visited the small art museum- so good! Not what you would expect to find here. Supposedly the best art museum in all of Central [...]
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Eating the Lizard You Just Met
Blog: Roasted Bugs and Sticky Rice - 23 March 2012
On day 3 of our Nicaragua trip, I got up earlier than Brad (which never happens) and walked across the street to Sonati Hostel’s main building at 6:30 am- it was closed! And now I was locked out of both buildings. I had no phone or way of telling Brad, but I had my journal, [...]
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11 months of travel, 4 minutes of video
Blog: Around The World On The Toilet - 23 March 2012
We’ve been back home for a while now, and are back into an everyday routine. Having both found employment, there are no immediate plans for another multi-month trip, but we do find ourselves constantly looking back on the last year with no regrets and memories which will surely last our lifetime. Its been an amazing [...]
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riding a sled down an active volcano
Blog: Roasted Bugs and Sticky Rice - 8 March 2012
Day 1 At 2:55am we flew out of JFK. After stopping in Honduras and El Salvador we finally flew into Managua (Nicaragua’s capital) at 9:30am. After getting our things (and a coffee for Brad) we hailed a cab to Israel Lewites, the main bus terminal. The cabbie ripped us off- we didn’t have exact change [...]
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Five Years on the Road: Our Trans-Americas Journey “Road-a-versary” By the Numbers
Blog: Trans-Americas Journey - 27 February 2012
Happy Anniversary to us! Or should we say “road-a-versary” (thanks Julie)? Today is day 1,825 of our Trans-Americas Journey road trip. That’s five years of active travel on the road not counting a couple of stretches when we were unexpectedly stuck in one place for reasons beyond our control (looking at you, Chevrolet). We’re not very good at math Our initial description of the Journey predicted three years and 75,000 miles to cover North, Central and South America from the Arctic Ocean to Tierra del Fuego.
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Granada Nicaragua Las Isletas – Travel Video Ep. 20
Blog: Two Backpackers - 9 January 2012
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Advertising Latin Style – Travel Video Clip 6
Blog: Two Backpackers - 5 January 2012
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60 Tips from Kiva Fellows
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 30 December 2011
Compiled by Kate Bennett, KF16 Peru The sixteenth class of Kiva Fellows has all but left the field- but we're by no means done talking about our experiences. We've collectively spent 422 weeks in the field (just over 8 years!) and worked an estimated 16,650 hours at Kiva field partners around the world.
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Zip-Lining & Surfing in San Juan del Sur Nicaragua – Travel Video Ep. 17
Blog: Two Backpackers - 12 December 2011
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Update from the Field: Adapting for Borrowers by Borrowers, Microinsurance +SKFL
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 28 November 2011
Compiled by Jim Burke, KF16, Nicaragua This week’s Fellows Blog focuses on adaptability: Adapting microinsurance to poor households in Indonesia, an MFI in Turkey adapts to the needs of women entrepreneurs, a multifaceted borrower in Nepal adapts to market pressures, and a Kiva Fellow adapts to changing expectations. In a continuation of The Stuff Kiva [...]
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Stuff Kiva Fellows Like #10-17
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 26 November 2011
Compiled by Jim Burke, KF16, Nicaragua We are Kiva Fellows. This is the stuff we like. Here is an insider (often critical, or satirical but always true!) view of what it means to be a Kiva Fellow and promote access to financial services around the world. From party crashing to bazaars to street food, these [...]
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To Kiva Fellow or not to Kiva Fellow. Eso e’ la pregunta.
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 21 November 2011
By Robert Gradoville, KF16, Peru Should I become a Kiva Fellow? I imagine a lot of the Stories From The Field blog followers have considered applying to the Fellowship, or have wondered what the comparison is between the Kiva Fellows Program to similar volunteer or development programs abroad. This may include the Peace Corps, overseas research grants, overseas workshops on topics in development, Fulbright Fellowships, Rotary Scholarships, and possibly service-learning trips if you are currently students. The list goes on and on.
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Update from the Field: New Products in Microfinance, Over-Indebtedness + Transparency
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 15 November 2011
Compiled by Kathrin Gerner, KF16, Rwanda This week on the Kiva fellows blog, start out by learning about three new microfinance products - microinsurance in Indonesia, higher education loans in the Philippines and green and water loans in Kenya. Continue on to Nepal to admire the handiwork of artisan borrowers. Make your way to Ecuador to find out more about the risk of indebtedness. Share the fellows' personal experiences with the recent elections in Nicaragua and rush hour traffic in Uganda.
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Red and Black to Pink, Peace and Love: The Reign of Daniel
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 12 November 2011
By Jim Burke, KF16, Nicaragua Daniel Ortega just won a landslide victory to be reelected president of the Republic of Nicaragua.The elections have been wrought with controversy. Human rights groups, opposition parties and the international community doubt the authenticity and transparency of the elections and many citizens feel the elections where robbed by Ortega. Nobody [...]
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Cárdenas, Rivas
Blog: Nicaragua Tourist - 1 November 2011
We spent the week in Cárdenas, Rivas. It’s a quaint little fishing town on the south edge of Nicaragua (and Lake Nicaragua – which is the tenth largest lake in the world). There are some really nice views of Ometepe. Interestingly enough, Costa Rica is just a stone’s throw away, the border being separated by [...]
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Hacienda Iguana
Blog: Nicaragua Tourist - 1 November 2011
We spent a couple of days at Casa Marisombra in the Hacienda Iguana Golf & Beach Club in Tola, Nicaragua. Hacienda Iguana is a gated community with 24-hour security on one of the excellent beach areas that Nicaragua offers. Most of the houses are privately owned. Many are available for weekly and monthly rentals. There [...]
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Home cooked lunch in Nicaragua/Almuerzo casero en Nicaragua
Blog: Nicaragua Tourist - 21 October 2011
We had a nice home cooked meal in Nancimí, Rivas, Nicaragua. It consisted of chicken (cooked in olive oil and basil), slightly refried beans, fried green plantains (called tostones), a salad made of tomato, onion, cilantro and lime juice, rice and some nice ice-cold Coca-Cola to wash it down. One of the simple and delicious [...]
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San Cristobal volcano – Chinandega, Nicaragua
Blog: Nicaragua Tourist - 15 October 2011
The San Cristobal volcano is the tallest active volcano in Nicaragua (5725 feet above sea level). It’s crater measures some 1,640 feet wide. It’s a beautiful site from afar because of its almost perfect symetry. With San Cristobal being only one in a long chain of volcanos, Nicaragua is fittingly names “the land of lakes [...]
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High-tops in The Commercial Jungle: The Life of a Shoe Salesman
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 12 October 2011
by Jim Burke, KF16, Nicaragua Mercado Oriental spans 60 city blocks and is the largest in Central America. The market is a jungle of stalls, pushcarts, alleyways and low hanging clothes, fruits, and shoes. It’s a full sensory experience that is almost numbing in its frenetic energy. Flies on meats next to sexy new hair [...]
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Stuff Kiva Fellows Like
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 7 October 2011
Compiled by Jim Burke, KF16, Nicaragua We are Kiva Fellows. This is the stuff we like. Here is an insider (often critical, or satirical but always true!) view of what it means to be a Kiva Fellow and promote access to financial services around the world. From alpaca fur to FSSs to ziplock bags, these [...]
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Update from the Field: Starting Capital, Development Levels + Adventurous Borrower Visits
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 26 September 2011
Compiled by Kathrin Gerner, KF16, Rwanda This week on the Kiva fellows blog, start your journey in Indonesia and read about some early lessons of a Kiva fellow.
