From Chicago to Central America: Dilaun's Journey Abroad

Bienvenidos (Welcome)! This is my effort to keep family and friends aware of what I am doing this semester as I study abroad in Nicaragua and travel throughout Central America. Enjoy!

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Day 104 May 12,2009 (Tues)

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In my journeys, I've seen such beauty and such destruction. I've seen such joy and such pain in people. I've eaten meals with th...
Sunday, May 10, 2009

Day 102 May 10, 2009 (Sun)

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A FUTURE NOT OUR OWN It helps now and then to step back and take a long view. The kingdom is not only beyond our efforts, it is even beyond ...

Day 100 May 8, 2009 (Fri)

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On Friday and Saturday, we stayed at Laguna de Apoyo. It is a volcano with a gigantic crater that has been filled with water. People swim an...

Day 99 May 7, 2009 (Thurs)

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I'm in the last few days before I pack up all of my things and go home. I realize I have accumulated way too many items on this trip. To...
Friday, April 17, 2009

Day 79 April 17, 2009 (Fri)

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I know I haven't posted in a while because not too much has been going on but I just found out something kind of serious and it's b...
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Monday, April 6, 2009

Day 63 April 2, 2009 (Thurs)

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To basically break down what we did this week: We visited a number of different farmers and their families. Really remote places where they ...

Day 63 April 1, 2009 (Wed)

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We were all eating breakfast at a restaurant down the street from our hotel when one of our leaders runs in and says, "There was a ...

Day 62 March 31, 2009 (Tues)

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The more I travel in the country, the more land I see that has remained untouched by the hand of man. You could not imagine something more b...

Day 61 March 30, 2009 (Mon)

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Another day. Another journey. Today, I left to go on a week-long trip with a group from the state of Washington. Odd thing, many of them did...

Day 60 March 29, 2009 (Sun)

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Tonight after church, I saw a family of four leave our house and get on a motorcycle to go home. I am amazed. I've seen outrageous numbe...
Sunday, March 29, 2009

Day 60 March 29, 2009 (Sun)

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I just uploaded some photos on facebook: Vida Joven Uno: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2017480&id=119300697&l=0cb764b3fe Vid...
Saturday, March 28, 2009

Day 58 March 27, 2009 (Fri)

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"Solo Soy Un Lapiz en Mano de Dios" (I am only a pen in the hand of God) -Vida Joven Nicaragua- Boy do I hate good-byes. Today I ...

Day 57 March 26, 2009 (Thurs)

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"I hope I can see with Christ's eyes and feel with Christ's heart." At midnight, early this Thursday morning, Rosibel, Kat...

Day 56 March 25, 2009 (Wed)

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I love working hard. I do not love freezing cold showers. Cold has taken on a new dimension here. Mountain water that makes you just want to...

Day 55 March 24, 2009 (Tues)

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"I am amazed by the ability of the human brain to learn another language." So today, we began our work for the week. Basically in ...

Day 54 March 23, 2009 (Mon)

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So I've heard that water and electricity don't mix and yet those two things often go hand-in-hand inside of this country and many ...
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Day 53 March 22, 2009 (Sun)

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On Sunday we went to the airport after church to pick up the group from the states. It was kind of wierd for me because I haven't been b...
Saturday, March 21, 2009

Day 52 March 21, 2009 (Sat)

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Spring Break!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yes friends, it's finally here. My last spring break ever!! ... well unless I decide to become a teacher whic...
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