Wow, I forgot what a fast Internet connection was like. Free wifi Internet access at Augusto Sandino International Airport, Managua. Very nice airport for a poor country. I'm taking advantage of this fast connection to put up this post. Again. It's been a long, long time. It's so frustrating to use the Internet at the orphanage that I don't even try to post a blog after I keep getting cut off. Well to let you all know, I'm on my way home for a short two-week visit. I've been counting down the days until now. Not only to come home, but also to get everything in the ground. We've (me and all the kids) have really been hustling. We've planted zucchini, ayote squash, pipian squash, beets, carrots, cabbage, three kinds of tomatoes, two types of cucumbers, three types of onions, two types of radishes, two types of beans, okra--new to them, garlic everywhere, and flowers everywhere. I wanted it all under way before my departure. I want this time at home to drag by slowly but I am excited to see what the garden will look like when I get back.
Now I'm looking forward to feeling some cold air and cold rain. Right now Nicaragua looks like California in the middle of a hot summer: dry and dusty. Three more months until the rains come again. But one good thing is the wind. Cool winds blow in from the North and make things much more bearable. Still, we're about 11 degrees from the equator and the sun is mercilessly strong from 11 to 4. I will water in the morning and by 4 it looks like it's never been watered. But we have started to use water from our new well, thanks to the American Nicaraguan Foundation, and we're flooding the trenches and now they stay moist for a couple of days. I'm learning how to adapt to the conditions here. Narrow and deep trenches, which shade the bottom of the trench, are the key. Last Wednesday I got to lead our weekly 'Family Night' since the director is in Costa Rica. It was quite different from what I'm used to at home, but we made it through. I hope they got something out of the devotional and the game we played about acknowledging each others good qualities.
Well, I better get to my gate. Now that I will be at home with a fast connection I will be posting a lot of pictures of what I/we have been doing. Please check back soon!
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