Granada

We decided that we did not want to spend the weekend in Managua so we took a trip into Granada. Our bus driver was trying to break the speed record in getting here! We took a Buseta which holds about 15 people, takes one hour and it cost us $2US...not so bad. Granada is the oldest city in the Americas and it has a very different atmosphere than Managua. You can see ALOT more tourists and the whole feeling is lighter. The architecture is amazing and the centre park is really fun with people selling all kinds of food and trinkets! Let's just say I am happy to be here! There are alot of things to see and local areas to explore. We are thinking to visit Laguna de Apoyo tomorrow and perhaps the little islands {Las Isletas] on Sunday. We also discovered a Canadian owned shop called Mavericks. The owners name is Nadine and she has been in Granada for about 2 years running her store. She sells coffee, tea,local art, clothes and books with a gorgeous courtyard to take a break. It was fun to have met with her.

We also had the opportunity the met with a former student of FCLI, Karla. It was fun to meet with her and practise our spanish. We also laughed, because now the roles are revised, she is the teacher and information provider and I am the student learning new things everyday!

now Karl"s corner
Comment allez vous. Monika a decide de me laisser un petit coin pour ecrire mes penses et on a decide d appeler ca Karl s corner . Je sui content d etre ici A Granada pcq Monika peu enfin voir un cote du Nicaragua qui lui donne confiance en notre projet,avec tout ce que les gens disent du Nicaragua ce pays reste meconnue et Managua n est pas mais pas du tout ce que le pays est vraiement. Ici on rencontre plein de gens qui font comme nous ,soit voyager soit pour partir une business soit pour acheter une maison et se retirer. Saviez vous que Granada etais une sinon la plus vieille ville of the Americas et oui . Beaucoup de canadien de l ouest et de l est ,europeen aussi ,moin d americains , ils disent que c est le prochain ANTIGUA. Demain le Laguna de apoyo , j aimerais rencontrer une canadienne qui a parti une auberge sur le bord de la Lagune et discuter de ses experiences .Venez nous voir demain j aimerais partager avec vous mes experiences.Oh oui mon espagnol de s ammeliore pas, je suis tout melange.