Nicaragua!

It is official, I am on my own! Lauren flew back to the US yesterday and I took a bus to Nicaragua. Another leg of the trip has begun. I am really looking forward to hanging out in one place for longer than three days. Currently I am staying at a hostel in Granada with plans to move in with a host family on Saturday and start language classes on Monday.

Today I spent the afternoon wandering around the beautiful town of Granada. I can´t wait to get to know the city even better. There are horse drawn carriages and brightly painted houses, cafes with wonderful outdoor seating and a local market to get lost in. I also found the language school that I will be attending and had a chance to meet some people there. I am really looking forward to starting classes! The school is a non-profit organization that helps young boys get through school so I will have the chance to volunteer helping the boys with their homework. I am a bit nervous to try and take on the task of learning a foreign language but I have more motivation now than I ever have before. How could I not? Living in Central America would make anyone want to learn Spanish. I feel like there are so many friendships and connections that I have missed out on because I don´t speak Spanish. I especially don´t like not being able to communicate with the kids that I meet. But that is all going to change soon...