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TEPCE in the Campo
The last Friday of every month is teacher training and planning day in Nicaragua. The acronym is TEPCE. I forget what it stands for. Monday was my departmental Competition. Wednesday was Matagalpa’s, and Thursday was Estelí’s and Madriz’s. On Thursday, … Continue reading
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Tagged 9/11, agro-tourism, agrotourism, art, Billy Pilgrim, diarreah, dirt road, farm, finca, hammock, hike, hiking, inspiration, Kurt Vonnegut, logistics, mountains, sculpture, sculpture garden, September 11, Slaughterhouse Five, stomach infection, Three Musketeers, Tisey, trek, Vonnegut, walk, walking, waterfall
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Fincas
Finca means farm in Spanish. Generally, it refers to a general purpose farm that cultivates a few different crops. Many Nicaraguan families own small fincas of just a few acres. Some Volunteers even live with families on their fincas. And … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, bananas, coffee, cultivate, farm, finca, gift, logistics, pastorialism, plaintains, plantain, pork, produce, San Juan de Oriente, tilapia
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