Leon Nicaragua this cathedral was built in 1749!!!
Saturday, June 8, 2013
down by the sea...
Today we went to the pharmacy to see what meds we could buy here. There was about 50 pages of meds. Ortega owns more than 50% of the pharmaceuticals here. The list will help us stock the clinic in the future. We have a meeting set up Monday with the hospital director (Charissa will stand in for me).
After that we drove to the coast (Pacific Ocean) to Poneloya-Leon and ate by the sea at the Hotel Suyapa. Debra got 12 small fresh lobsters for $12 and Charissa and Mike got fresh sea bass. Of course I got chicken. We then drove to Leon and visited a cathedral that was built in 1797, I believe by the Spainards (history is not my thing). We sat at a cafe on the cathedral square and had a delicious Sundae (the temp got 97 today but the breeze from the ocean made it a enjoyable day).
On the way back to Managua we stopped to buy iguanas for dinner which are sold live with their mouths rubberbanded shut and tied in groups of three (3 for $5) but decided we were still full. I was going to buy them and set them free. I will post pictures once I get home. So it was an incredible birthday- though I missed sharing it with my family.
I leave the hotel at 445 am tomorrow morning and the flight home is about 7 hours. Looking forward to bringing a medical team down as that is what they are requesting- the government and the organization I have been with this week. So, let me know if you want to join me and Hope Without Borders (www.hwb-intl.org).
ADIOS!
After that we drove to the coast (Pacific Ocean) to Poneloya-Leon and ate by the sea at the Hotel Suyapa. Debra got 12 small fresh lobsters for $12 and Charissa and Mike got fresh sea bass. Of course I got chicken. We then drove to Leon and visited a cathedral that was built in 1797, I believe by the Spainards (history is not my thing). We sat at a cafe on the cathedral square and had a delicious Sundae (the temp got 97 today but the breeze from the ocean made it a enjoyable day).
On the way back to Managua we stopped to buy iguanas for dinner which are sold live with their mouths rubberbanded shut and tied in groups of three (3 for $5) but decided we were still full. I was going to buy them and set them free. I will post pictures once I get home. So it was an incredible birthday- though I missed sharing it with my family.
I leave the hotel at 445 am tomorrow morning and the flight home is about 7 hours. Looking forward to bringing a medical team down as that is what they are requesting- the government and the organization I have been with this week. So, let me know if you want to join me and Hope Without Borders (www.hwb-intl.org).
ADIOS!
teenage pregnancy and home made tortillas
Here in Sandino, 78% of the girls will be pregnant by 15 years old, at which time they usually drop out of school. Many times the father of the baby is married but will send the girl monthly support. So, most of the mother's here are really young and once they have 1 baby they don't seem to stop. They are wonderful Moms and do the best they can. Some go back to school once all their kids are in school, but most have to go back to work to support their family. Many continue to live with their parents in crowded shanties on the outskirts of town as squatters. So, we are brainstorming about ways to help these moms......
Yesterday on our visit with the child who had the dog bite and chicken pox, his mom and grandma were busy making tortillas, which they sell outside their gate on a little tin and wood stand. Many of the shanties we walked by had little homemade signs declaring what they had to sell. Apparently if you can sell enough to buy a small freezer you are doing great because now you can sell small bags of ice and ice cream. There are women who make large pots of beans, rice and soup and sell it by the pitcher to other families. Because these mothers have to work it is easier for them to stop by and pick up some beans at the end of a long work day. Kinda like McDonald's in the US.
Today we are off to a local pharmacy to see what would be available if we opened a local clinic (LifeLink, International) and then off to the coast with some shopping in Leon. What a great way to spend my 52nd birthday!
I will try again to upload some pictures but most likely I will have to do it once I get back.
Yesterday on our visit with the child who had the dog bite and chicken pox, his mom and grandma were busy making tortillas, which they sell outside their gate on a little tin and wood stand. Many of the shanties we walked by had little homemade signs declaring what they had to sell. Apparently if you can sell enough to buy a small freezer you are doing great because now you can sell small bags of ice and ice cream. There are women who make large pots of beans, rice and soup and sell it by the pitcher to other families. Because these mothers have to work it is easier for them to stop by and pick up some beans at the end of a long work day. Kinda like McDonald's in the US.
Today we are off to a local pharmacy to see what would be available if we opened a local clinic (LifeLink, International) and then off to the coast with some shopping in Leon. What a great way to spend my 52nd birthday!
I will try again to upload some pictures but most likely I will have to do it once I get back.
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