Happy Holidays!!!

WE ARE IN CALIFORNIA!!!
I will be posting pictures soon.

...your getting warmer...

It is cold in New York right now but I am getting warmer just by thinking about my trip
to hot Nicaragua.It is hard to imagine a place with no cold weather. Nicaragua only has two seasons and one is dry and the other is rainy but both are warm.This will be my last blog
about my Nicaragua trip. Note: these pictures are not in order.

The house I helped build was for two sisters. Here is Marta. She called me her "little bird."The last night in town the communitie held a party for us.

What is wrong with this picture?

Group pic

Showing off his skills

Tunnel underneath the old prison

We went to a pottery school to learn about the indigenous people of the area.

Shopping for keepsakes.

The house after 5 days.

Cute girls who loved having their picture taken.

Friends I made.

Volcano time

Weird but interesting old prison

Scary

The fort was first built to protect the land until it was convered into a prison which held political prisoners.

Side view

Locals came to sell goods that they made. This turtle trivet now lives at my house.

Pintar

The dining area

An active volcano

cool fruit

Animals were always walking by.

I liked this bird. I understand more of why Nathan and Meg love these guys so much.

Break time

One of my favorite moments.

Fun kids

Acrobatic

The masons that made it all possible.

We helped a little

I will never look at cinder blocks the same way again.

The volcanic lake that we went to.

We had to mix the cement the hard way.

What do you think they are laughing about?

Every time these kids saw me they smiled. It was either "Annie" or "pintar" or "una photo" and at times I had to take a few minutes to figure out what they were asking but they were patient with me. I miss them.

You can tell a a building is a school because of the blue paint.

The volcanic lake with an active volcano in the background.

Everyone went swimming and then we had a great meal.

This was a picture from the first day of work.

This was at the end of day two.

Beautiful place

For my birthday they made sweet tamales. Yummy.

work

She was my favorite. If I could I would have packed this little girl and probably the bird too.

This guy looks a little lost.

The view from my table.

The First Snow

I think the title says it all! We put up a Christmas decorations last night
and we woke up to snow. Ironic?