After what seemed like a very long trip (all after very few hours of sleep and lots of writing papers at Bucknell during the week), we arrived in Managua around lunch time today.
We became familiar with the awesome school bus, picked our bunks, and listened to some people from JHC tell us a little about the JHC community and Nicaragua itself. Luckily, it cooled down a little around 5 p.m. and there has been a nice breeze ever since. The thermometer in the dorm read 88 degrees all afternoon! Now, it's a crisp 83. After taking a brief dip in the pool, I was greeted by Bella, the monkey. I can't say I've ever had a monkey wrap its tail around my ankle before!
I was on cleanup duty after dinner tonight and was very surprised to see how modern the kitchen is here at JHC. The running water and electricity here amaze me as well. However, it is a little strange to think that we are sitting here in what feels like "roughing it" to us, while many in the surrounding community have neither running water, nor electricity, nor sewage.
Everyone is getting pretty close to heading to bed now even though it's only 10:15. I'm very excited to sleep in my bunk and feel the nice, tropical breeze all night long. Tomorrow will be another adventure as we head out into the surrounding communities to take a look around.
