Feliz Año Nuevo! It´s new year´s eve day here in Nicaragua. Courtney and I are in the department of Jinotega enjoying internet, a good Nica lunch and visiting friends. It´s a rainy day here but I´m sure that won´t put too much of a damper on the spirits and festivities of the Nicaraguans. New Year´s is more of a family holiday with a big dinner and then the burning of a stuffed man who represents the old year at midnight. I´m not sure I´ll be roaming the streets at this hour to witness it but I´ve seen the stuffed men already standing outside of the houses and I´ll use my imagination to picture him of fire. I thought I´d just leave some pictures of my adventure here in Nicaragau. Some work related and some just fun. Happy New Year!
I've spent the last 4 1/2 years in private practice as a Dentist in Atlanta and decided to take some time off and explore the world, learn a new language and learn a lot about myself and another culture. After searching for a way to practice dentistry in another country the Peace Corps found me. I was accepted into the Peace Corps and I'm leaving for Nicaragua in January 2008 to serve as a community health educator for 27 months.
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