B on the move...

ok ok ok OK....so here´s the dealy yo....I have spent the last three weeks near Estelí, Nicaragua living in the country side with no electricity and studying spanish in a small comunity called Límon...not too much to report on as far as exciting stuff i got into, except the fact that these were probably the most rewarding and best weeks of my life...it was like living back in time, sitting around candle light at night with my nicaragüen familiy (who i love to death) in the evening talking spanish and just being.....its such a different and slower life than what "we" are acustomed too...for example, when you visit someone´s house it is custom to sit down and have a cup of coffee and visit for a while...i have never drank sooo much coffee in my life, haha i love it....i also have gained many new insights about myself, my country, and my world...my spanish has inproved sooooo much and it is fricking awesome, i love it...i really noticed it the last couple of days traveling from Estelí to San Jóse which was a fucking task in itself...i have been pretty lucky with traveling and haven´t had many set backs or complications until the last couple of days...it helped soo much that i could speak a decent amount of spanish and that i have a pretty chill, go with the flow, personality because saturday was stressful (and rewarding) even for me...it was rewarding in the fact that i could speak with people and hold my own in conversation (small talk, i need a dictionary for detailed topics)...and i met some really great people that helped me out along the way and i don´t think that would have happened if i couldn´t talk to people...on the bad side, i missed buses, had an attempt by a pick pocketer, was hastled by many taxi drivers who suckkkkkk ass, and spent a lot more time traveling than i wanted too....


-my Best purchase....my little umbrella i bought for like 2 bucks has been the shit for rain and sun...it is the rainy season after all
-my top three travel items...Ear plugs (great for sooo many situations), first aid kit (i hurt myself a lot and nothing heals here in 100000% humitity), and my ipod (i really debated bringing this one, but nothing improves the spirits better than a little bob marley "don´t worry about a thing, every little thing is going to be alright" during times of sickness, depression, or hardships)...
-i have met awesome people from all over the world...
- my travel bug has only increased
-no recycling....i have thrown away more plastic bottles than i care to even think about...but hey, what can you do in a place where even getting people to put trash in a trash can is a large feat...

Travel Advice:

- take it slow and easy...shit will go wrong, just roll with the punches
- get away from other travelers and get to know where you are
- there are bad people and GOOD people everywhere, don´t forgit it
- carma is a bitch...give help and you shall recieve help...don´t and you won´t...

Nicaragua flipped my world upside down:

-i have gained many new insights about SHIT...
-i have learned new US history...the ugly history they don´t teach you in school and the history that really makes you embarsed of your country, your government, and makes you sick to your stomach....
-i have seen how privledged i have been in my life and how privledged everyone in my country is and have flelt like a big piece of shit about what we take for granted (ummmmmm, food for example) and don´t even relize it, how watseful we are...and we bitch over gas going up 10 cents...i challange you to justify that one to someone here...

peace out...i´m going home....