Nicaragua Pictures

A few pictures from what was one of the best trips I have ever taken:

almost all of the buildings in the colonial cities (hotels, restaurants, etc) had these little indoor gardens that I absolutely adoredthis is the side of the volcano that we sand-boarded down

Kelsey and I gearing up to board down the mountain, a slightly terrifying prospect once we reached the top and saw what awaited

a view from the top

delicious street food

in front of an old church in Leòn, one of the beautiful colonial towns of Nicaragua

relaxing on the dock in one of the most beautiful places I have ever been to, the Laguna del Apoyo sunrise at the laguna

Hanukkah

A little Hanukkah party with some friends, complete with dreidel, lighting of the menorah, and homemade latkes!

Chicas

In December, the chicas poderosas and I took a trip to the closest city where we met with a motivational speaker and visited the public library. making Christmas cards in the library

a cute little play the librarian had the chicas perform

the chicas and the speaker (the same woman who has done several wonderful personal development workshops with the women`s group in the town next door)

the first communion, featuring a few of the chicas-- aren`t their dresses adorable?!