It's off to Nicaragua!
I am going with an organization from school, to work on a volunteer program in the middle of the country. It's a reforestation project that other universities have participated in (such as FSU over winter break). I was not a part of this organization until I found out about this trip, so I don't know anyone. Thankfully my friend Alison is in the same boat as I am. Last summer, when we were in Paris, on our last days we sat down in the halls of the MIJE and looked up places around the world where we would go spend our spring break. Back in July, the plans consisted of Eastern Europe or Africa, but then Nicaragua popped up in January because of a poster I saw somewhere on campus. So now instead of backpacking through Eastern Europe for a week, or going to see the wildlife of Africa, I am going hiking in Latin America and working on a farm for 10 days. No internet. No cell phone. This will be new for me, but I am so excited. I don't think I have been disconnected from the world like that since... well before I can remember! (I got a cell phone at the age of 9 in Europe, so the term "crackberry" came to be because of people like me. I go no where without it, and feel lost if I forget it at home on school days- thank god for laptops and internet in that case).
While I am excited to see the beautiful landscapes Nicaragua has to offer, I am excited to experience a new culture as well.
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| The Agua Azul lagoon outside of Leon Viejo, Nicaragua |
That's not all though. I also get to go volcano boarding! Essentially sledding down the side of the volcano! You can take the Scandinavian girl out of the snow, but that doesn't mean she's not going to go sledding!
"All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better."
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
♥ Jonna
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