A smoking volcano! |
I woke up early and explored the city for a little with Juan-Carlos. The city has a nice central square, several markets, and constant energy. We then had a brief meeting of mainly introductions with some of the faculty of the local medical school. We will have many more in-depth meetings with them in the coming days.
After this meeting, we had a team-building exercise let by Juan-Carlos. We then went on a historical tour of Leon where we learned about the two civil wars led by our guide, Julio, who was directly involved in both of them. We had a nice dinner and some relaxation time at the hostel to close out the evening.
For all the good that the United States of North America has done in the world, it would be a horrible tragedy to ignore the lessons from the many sins we have committed as a hemispheric and now global power.
ReplyDeleteTo work in Nicaragua without learning from our past mistakes would leave us likely tripping over a century's worth of our imperial detritus and powerless to engage in sustainable healing...
sounds like you are having a great start to a hopefully wonderful two weeks. Please send us photos if you can.