This week is the first annual theater festival in Granada, attracting 150 artists from neighboring countries, such as Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica and Guatemala. The artists have set up a small camp site on the grounds of the house…
The circle of European friends expands: Part 1: Add a German…
Meet our new neighbor and yoga teacher Jens. He arrived from Koln, Germany, via Thailand, two weeks ago to start teaching hatha/ tantric yoga, also known as Agama yoga, here at PURE – the gym across the road. Agama yoga…
Green activities in Granada
Granada is once again gearing up for a festival, but this time one that we can really rally to… Called the Berrinche Ambiantal, this is the first ever “annual” street performance festival to be held in Central America. Organized by…
Our street rocks – a Christmas story
Christmas in Nicaragua is like nowhere else in the world that either one of us has ever experienced. The excitement and momentum has been slowly building for weeks now. We blogged before about the street community meetings to organize fund…
The magic of Ometepe Island
Back in 2006, on our first trip to Nicaragua, with Adam, we visited and were entranced by Ometepe. And so it seemed fitting to take advantage of Adam’s visit to return. Ometepe means “two mountains” in Nahuatl, the disappearing language…
When yoga meets Jewish theology – a weekend of spiritual activities
Our mezuzah….. and our home received formal personalized blessings from Rabbi Gabriel Cousens this weekend. Not that there is not good karma in this house, quite the opposite. However, since my life long childhood friend Monica, who lives in Jerusalem…
Nicaragua through Adam’s lens – part 1
Empty nesters – second offspring visit
A few days after Oren left (see earlier blog entry – Empty Nesters: first visit from offspring), it was Adam’s turn to visit. Adam is a Freshman at University of Texas in Austin and is majoring in Latin American studies.…