Happy one month officially in Nica and one year since we both moved to Central America!
Can anyone else believe that it has been that long? This time last year I was hopping on a plane to Costa Rica for one of the most unexpectedly beautiful adventures ever. And this time last month I was hopping on a plane to Nicaragua for round two of said adventure.
I won't lie to you...the first couple of days, I was in what I can only explain to you as "the fog". I slept until 2 PM my first day in Nica. Waking up, I remember sitting on my bed, not exactly sure which way was up, saying to myself over and over:
"I just moved to Nicaragua."
I am not sure if I even remember those first days in the country because looking back I feel like I was just a zombie going through the motions. But one night, as I was falling asleep, I asked God for clarity and told Him I was ready to face reality. And the next morning, I could actually think clearly! "The fog" was lifted.
All that to say, Nica living has definitely been filled with many different types of adventures. Like the adventures of opening a bank account (in Spanish), car shopping, learning directions, phone plans, getting used to a different type of currency, making new friends, attempting to decipher the Nica-Spanish accent...the list goes on and on.
And so lately, life has been spent on a lot of "figuring out". Figuring out how to do life somewhere new is a big task and one that will continue, I am sure,
through the next days, months, years, ect.
So while I continue to figure it all out over here, I thought I'd share some pics of what I have been up to lately...enjoy!
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Can anyone else believe that it has been that long? This time last year I was hopping on a plane to Costa Rica for one of the most unexpectedly beautiful adventures ever. And this time last month I was hopping on a plane to Nicaragua for round two of said adventure.
I won't lie to you...the first couple of days, I was in what I can only explain to you as "the fog". I slept until 2 PM my first day in Nica. Waking up, I remember sitting on my bed, not exactly sure which way was up, saying to myself over and over:
"I just moved to Nicaragua."
I am not sure if I even remember those first days in the country because looking back I feel like I was just a zombie going through the motions. But one night, as I was falling asleep, I asked God for clarity and told Him I was ready to face reality. And the next morning, I could actually think clearly! "The fog" was lifted.
All that to say, Nica living has definitely been filled with many different types of adventures. Like the adventures of opening a bank account (in Spanish), car shopping, learning directions, phone plans, getting used to a different type of currency, making new friends, attempting to decipher the Nica-Spanish accent...the list goes on and on.
And so lately, life has been spent on a lot of "figuring out". Figuring out how to do life somewhere new is a big task and one that will continue, I am sure,
through the next days, months, years, ect.
So while I continue to figure it all out over here, I thought I'd share some pics of what I have been up to lately...enjoy!
Valentine's Day "cabin time" (aka campaigners aka Bible study) with some of the Central Managua chicas.
Jen and I's alter-egos at Young Life club...the Duck Tape Sisters. (we may or may not have made entire outfits out of duck tape...)
Young Life leader retreat with our student and adult leaders...at the beach! (I know, I know - rough life.)
Publicizing our first Young Life club of the year at the high school...
...Russian Family Olympics club! (hence the mustaches in previous picture)
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