I thought I'd be sharing an audio update, but I hit various technology road blocks. That may still be coming, but sure isn't the quick and easy update I'd hope it'd be. Weebly is absolutely capable of easy audio uploads...if I want to pay for premium...err...I think that would be my frugality at it again. Hmmm... Was I going to work on that? Anyway, here's an update written June 2nd in Leon:
[Update: Same day of audio struggle, I decided to do the simple thing and post via Google drive, see above posted June 26]
By January, 4 months into my time in Nicaragua, I was feeling pretty well adapted. Matagalpa felt like home, I loved the country, and I hit a comfortable groove with my host family and friends in Matagalpa. Five months in, I hit some homesickness funk. Next, I started living and working every other week at La Brújula Bar-Café in León, and often found myself traveling with my visitors on off weeks. With that, I find myself amidst a whole new round of adaptation to a different experience of Nicaraguan culture. I am delighted to have this opportunity to work my butt off! Haha. 12-14 hour days make even just every other week still feel intense, but, really, living and working with three Nicaraguan women to run our household and launch a successful business on a shoestring budget is beyond anything I could have imagined myself to be doing right now and I love it. All the long days together feel worth it when I take a minute to look around at what we have created and all that I am learning. As a team, I feel like we are hitting our stride together, and our customers love the space. People stop in once and we see them coming back week after week. We still have a mountain of work ahead, but I am trying to take on the Nicaraguan tranquila (calm) attitude as we work every day to tackle the mountain, as mountains are best tackled, al suave (little by little). If you haven’t seen pictures, check us out La Brújula Bar-Café on facebook.com/labrujulanica. ¡Salud!
[Update: Same day of audio struggle, I decided to do the simple thing and post via Google drive, see above posted June 26]
By January, 4 months into my time in Nicaragua, I was feeling pretty well adapted. Matagalpa felt like home, I loved the country, and I hit a comfortable groove with my host family and friends in Matagalpa. Five months in, I hit some homesickness funk. Next, I started living and working every other week at La Brújula Bar-Café in León, and often found myself traveling with my visitors on off weeks. With that, I find myself amidst a whole new round of adaptation to a different experience of Nicaraguan culture. I am delighted to have this opportunity to work my butt off! Haha. 12-14 hour days make even just every other week still feel intense, but, really, living and working with three Nicaraguan women to run our household and launch a successful business on a shoestring budget is beyond anything I could have imagined myself to be doing right now and I love it. All the long days together feel worth it when I take a minute to look around at what we have created and all that I am learning. As a team, I feel like we are hitting our stride together, and our customers love the space. People stop in once and we see them coming back week after week. We still have a mountain of work ahead, but I am trying to take on the Nicaraguan tranquila (calm) attitude as we work every day to tackle the mountain, as mountains are best tackled, al suave (little by little). If you haven’t seen pictures, check us out La Brújula Bar-Café on facebook.com/labrujulanica. ¡Salud!