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Work

Posted on November 12, 2015 by einsler

By coincidence, it was the day that the government shutdown of 2013 ended. October 17, 2013 was the busiest work day of my life. I had an immensely long to-do list. I deliberately woke up early at a hotel room … Continue reading →

Posted in Peace Corps, Vlog, Work | Tagged America, Britney, Britney Spears, courier, diary, government shutdown, impersonal, Logan, Matrix, moderation, Nicaragua, Oscar Wilde, osmosis, personal, shutdown, Work, Work Bitch | 1 Comment

The Problem with Micro-Finance

Posted on November 10, 2015 by einsler

My article on food processing is not the only economics-related article making its way around the Peace Corps Nicaragua. Another Volunteer recently wrote a blog post about women in micro-finance in Nicaragua. I wanted to take the opportunity of my article … Continue reading →

Posted in Peace Corps, Philosophy, Teaching | Tagged added value, Africa, art, artisan, artisans, bank, banking, blog, blogging, capital, development, dignity, economic development, economic growth, entrepreneurship, Foreign Policy, free trade zone, gender & development, gender and development, innovation, international development, Let Girls Learn, meme, micro lending, micro loans, micro-finance, microfinance, Nicaragua, painting, Peace Corps, piggy bank, production, productivity, quality of life, saving, savings, United States Peace Corps, US Peace Corps, value, value added, value-added chain, value-added production, women, women and development | 1 Comment

Day of the Deceased

Posted on November 2, 2015 by einsler

Today was a national holiday in Nicaragua. Day of the Deceased – Día de los Difuntos. It is the same holiday celebrated in Mexico with the stylistic skulls and the candles, but the traditions down here in Nicaragua are different. … Continue reading →

Posted in León, Third Goal | Tagged bunuelo, cemetery, cinema, Crimson Peak, Day of the Dead, Day of the Deceased, Dia de los Muertos, doughnut, film, flowers, grave, graves, Guadalupe, Guillermo del Toro, Halloween, horror, horror films, horror movies, movies, Munchkin, Nicaragua, tamale, tombs | 2 Comments

Competition Season 2015, Part 2

Posted on October 26, 2015 by einsler

This is Part 2 of a three part diary style blog post on Entrepreneurship Competition Season. Part 3 will be posted after the National Entrepreneurship Competition on November 18. Click here for Part 1. I thought that after the Municipal Competition I … Continue reading →

Posted in Teaching | Tagged band, candy, competition, creativity, Departmental Entrepreneurship Competition, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship competition, event planning, innovation, León, master of ceremonies, MC, musical band, Nicaragua, planning, Telica, vase | 1 Comment

Competition Season 2015, Part 1

Posted on October 9, 2015 by einsler

With the exception of some presentations made at one of my schools a few weeks ago, today was the first day of High School Entrepreneurship Competition Season, 2015. This week the students at my largest high school will be presenting … Continue reading →

Posted in León, Peace Corps, Philosophy, Teaching, Vlog, Work | Tagged A/C, air conditioning, Apoyeque, business plan, Captain Kirk, competition, computer lab, death, diary, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship competition, family, hammock, hammocks, Kirk, Managua, Mateare, Momotombito, Momotombo, mourning, Nicaragua, oral presentation, presentation, public speaking, sardonic, Spock, Star Trek, technology, technology in education, tourism, video blog, video log, vlog | 4 Comments

Back to Matagalpa

Posted on September 23, 2015 by einsler

Remember Matagalpa, the magical land of fertile fields and friendly people nestled up in the cool highlands of Nicaragua, teeming with Volunteers and just waiting to be explored? I went back last weekend for my third visit, this time to … Continue reading →

Posted in Logistics, Travel | Tagged bus, bus station, caterpillar, chicken bus, eco-lodge, fina, logistics, Matagalpa, nature, Nicaragua, passion fruit, pine, pine forest, pine tree, pine trees, rural, Travel, view, views | 3 Comments

Fíjense que…

Posted on September 22, 2015 by einsler

This article was originally intended to post on September 3, but was unable to due to storage restrictions on my old site. Fíjense que… class is cancelled! This is something I’ve been hearing a lot lately. So I figured it’s time for … Continue reading →

Posted in Teaching | Tagged Cancellations, class, education, high school, language, Nicaragua, Nicaraguan Spanish, school, Spanish, Spanish language | 1 Comment

Férias, Tertulias, and Kermes

Posted on September 22, 2015 by einsler

This article was originally intended to post on August 30, but was unable to due to storage restrictions on my old site. Férias, tertulias, and kermes are all slightly related terms here in Nicaragua. I translate férias as “fair,” but its … Continue reading →

Posted in León, Music, Third Goal, Vlog | Tagged Bowling Alone, chicha, colonial, corn, corn fair, corn festival, culture, dance, dancing, fair, festiva, folk music, kermes, León, mural, murals, music, Nicaragua, Robert Putnam, social capital, sociology, Spanish, Sutiaba, tertulia, video, videos | 2 Comments

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