Our class!!! This is the little kids class. That hammock in the background is our office! The lake is behind the hammock, and we can see the sun set during our night class!
The snake that fell from the ceiling and slithered into our room!!! Eewww!
The view from our balcony and our king sized hammock!! That is the lake in background, it is hard to see here.
One of the monkeys from our Kayak trip to Monkey Island this morning.
Us in the kayak with Monkey Island behind us. There is a monkey in the tree to the left of Dans head, but it is hard to see here.
Kids fishing for their dinner tonight from a hand carved boat. These kids were using line with a hook to fish, but many kids use their hands (and are quite successful) or use nets. Many kids fish from the end of our dock, and we have learned that what they catch is dinner for the whole family. Families are very large here, they seem to average about 6 or 7 kids per family. Our students were shocked to find our Dan and I each only had 1 sister!
Our dock looking out onto Lake Nicaragua.
Dan and our friends walking back from our hike earlier this week. This shows the condition of the roads around here (this is actually a very good stretch of road) and how there are always horses, cows, pigs, chickens, and dogs just wandering in the street.
A view of the waterfall we hiked to from about half way up the Volcano.
Dan and our friends climbing down the ravine.
Us in the waterfall!
Us on the dock with the big Volcano in the back!
Class!
Hi guys!! Looking good!! The pictures are proof that you are doing well. I'm glad you discovered the snake before it discovered you. :) My next facebook post that I make today will go out to you 2. Thinking of you both. I just read the posts to Paul and we enjoyed looking at the pictures. Love you both.
ReplyDeleteWow...it looks so lush, green & tropical...kind of makes me think the Skipper & Gilligan are there in the jungle with you! Try to put that hammock in your luggage & bring it back for me - feel free to leave the snakey-poo where it is! You guys look great, the scenary/photos are fabulous...but just remember where home is and how to get here! :-) XO, Ron & Nancy
ReplyDeleteJessica & Dan,
ReplyDeleteHave enjoyed reading this so much, sounds like fun among some scary moments. Sampson is doing great except I think your mother is feeding him leftover steak. Ha just kidding. He is in good hands. The photos are beautiful & I love the monkeys, too cute and Dan too. Also Happy Birthday Dan, what a way to spend it, certainly won't ever forget this one will you. You both look great, don't worry about home, relax & enjoy while you can. Love Auntie Claire