I think we each gained at least 10 pounds with all the fattening food our homestay mom gave us! Our nicknames became gordo and gordita.
Hablamos Español
3 weeks in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua taking private Spanish lessons and living with a local family.
Old posts from my very first travel website and my first backpacking trip (a year in 2000-2001)!
Just finished with our 3 weeks of Spanish language classes in San Juan del Sur on the southern Pacific coast of Nicaragua. I wouldn’t say we’re literate or anything, but we can get by. We stayed with a really wonderful family in the little town and had a few outings on our weekends off. It was really strange to be stuck to responsibilities during the week! But we managed to find some good studying spots - like Ricardo’s bar on the beach.
I think we each gained at least 10 pounds with all the fattening food our homestay mom gave us! Our nicknames became gordo and gordita.
We spent some time in Granada which was a nice colonial town but tons of insects on the lake, and I had a fun shopping outing in Masaya with Leana (our adopted mom).
The island of Omotepe was wonderful, too. It is the worlds largest island in a freshwater lake, and after volcanic activity cut it off from the Pacific, sharks and swordfish adapted to freshwater and now live in the lake. We did a 7 hour hike to see a crater lake on top of the volcano and a few petroglyphs. Ugh. Now we’re in Leon where there is cheaper internet, some food besides gallo pinto, and a real movie theater! Lots to catch up on while we’re here.
I think we each gained at least 10 pounds with all the fattening food our homestay mom gave us! Our nicknames became gordo and gordita.
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