Day 1: Sunday, May 23

Not quite sure when I’ll actually get to upload these posts, since I don’t have internet at Daniel’s house, but I’ll write them out as I go and then upload them when I get a chance.  I find it odd typing in English, since all I’ve been talking is Spanish.  Gotta say, I love the language. 

I finally made it here at around 7pm tonight, after my initial scheduled arrival of noon.  I had the pleasure of sitting on the runway in Detroit for 2 hours waiting for the fog to lift, and causing me to miss my flight out of Miami.  The next flight to Managua was a mere 7 hours later. 

When I came through customs, literally the first people I saw were Daniel and his wife.  They are great.  We talked as we drove home from the airport, mostly them telling me about the city, and explaining where we were going.  I guess the highway we were on goes all the way south to Costa Rica, I kinda think we should’ve just kept going all the way there.  Dinner was fantastic, rice with like a chicken/veggie skewer and platano maduro (yum!) 

Daniel also told me about a lot of the stuff that goes on in the community.  It sounds like the youth are pretty active leaders in the community, and that there are lots of things going on all the time, so I’m excited to get involved in that.  He also gave me a lesson in Spanish, which was cool.  Apparently in Nicaragua they don’t use the “tu” form, instead they use “vos.”   That’s not to be confused with “vosotros,” just “vos.”  (I confused them at first)

Tomorrow will be pretty chill.  Kinly, one of the young women who lives with Daniel and his wife is gonna show me around the community so I can better get to know what’s going on in this community, and get introduced to what life is like in Managua. 

I have to say, the thing I am most excited for right now is sleep. It’s almost 10pm here, which means it’s almost midnight in GR, so I’ve been up for 22 hours.  Tonight I’m thanking God for safe travel, and for the amazing opportunity that I have here.  These next few weeks are surely going to be a great adventure and and incredible experience. 

Feliz el hombre que no sigue el consejo de los malvados, ni va por el camino de los pecadores, ni hace causa común con los que se burlan de Dios, sino que pone su amor en la ley del Señor y en ella medita noche y día. 

-Salmo 1: 1-2