Day 86: Leon, Nicaragua The first half of my birthday was certainly memorable and to kick off the evening I did what any birthday girl would do – I ate a hamburger the size of my head from one of Leon’s delicious street vendors. Looking back I should have only eaten half of it; but [...]
Day 86: Leon, Granada Cerro Negro is the youngest active volcano in Central America and its popularity stems from an activity just over a decade old. Arriving in Leon, you cannot help but notice that the city is plastered with signs offering volcano boarding. The story is that when an Aussie hostel owner, who grew [...]
Day 86: Leon, Granada Ten years ago I heard my 30s would be so much better than my 20s. I was skeptical; how could older be better? Yet lately I’ve been comparing this trip to one ten years ago when I moved to South East Asia. I knew that trip would define my life. It’s fitting [...]
Day 80: Leon, Nicaragua I truly believe that understanding a culture means eating its food but having been on the road nearly 3 months I’ve noticed certain cravings for vegetables and other roughage. So while I eat dinner with my family, my lunch habits have varied as I feel the need for more greens in [...]
Day 78: Leon, Nicaragua Karin, my Spanish teacher, wants me to practice listening to past tense so today we went to the Museum of Legends and Myths. The entrance is $2 and a guided tour is included. Fortunately Karin told the guide to speak slowly as I was just learning Spanish. Unfortunately he spoke slowly, but [...]
Day 74: Leon Granada I love tamales and ate them often in Mexico. So when I learned that Nicaragua has their own version, aptly called the nacatamale, it went straight to the top of my to-eat list. Nacatamales can be a bit hard to find, they are in the markets but not on any restaurant [...]
72: Leon, Granada I’ve now taken five days of Spanish classes and have lived with my gracious host family the entire time. Ninety percent of the day I speak and hear Spanish, almost to the point that I understand 20% of Spanish television and my favorite telenovela is Donde Esta Elisa? After class today I went [...]
I'm Ayngelina and in my mid-thirties. I left an amazing job, boyfriend, apartment and friends to find inspiration in Latin America. I'm creating a new life choosing what I want instead of what other people think I should do.
