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Queen of the Watering Can: Immersion & Volunteering in Nicaragua
I climbed into the front seat, “Me llamo Oscar,” he introduced himself, a friendly smile on his face. “Abbie” I responded pointing to myself, “No habla Espanol.” It turned out Oscar knew as much English as I did Spanish, so we shared several short sentences and many smiles throughout the ride on the way to La Mariposa getting ready to begin my time volunteering in Nicaragua and learning a new language, Spanish. A warm summer day with no AC, the windows were down and we bounced along the dusty road, the cement feeling more like a cobblestone sidewalk, unlike smooth paved US highway roads. With Managua in the distance and…
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It’s Better in Baja; A Wildlife Weekend in Mexico
His eyes widened, almost animated and appeared to lock onto mine. His ebony pupils dilated to an obscene size and his flat, thin lips slowly opened and closed in an almost rhythmic motion. We gazed at each other for a moment, my hands gently bobbing on the surface of the water, his spines creating pressure against my palms. What an expected surprise, to be treading in crystal blue sea of the Loreto Bay, face to face with a porcupine fish. With the careful instruction of our naturalist guide, I slowly released the fish and he quickly swam off into the coral reef below. Is Handling Marine Life Responsible Wildlife? So…
