as i sit here waiting for the water to be turned back on so i can take a shower (the government has really ingenious ways of saving money here) i think i'll tell you about houses.
Granada was built in the colonial style of huge houses with built-in gardens, so the whole house is open air. if you look at the big pic of roofs at the top of this page you can see the houses have holes in the middle where trees and plants grow!
a building like the one pictured above with blue columns has been divided up into 3 (or maybe more) smaller houses. it's kind of fun - like i'm living in Zorro times. the middle picture is the place we're staying. the plants are part of a garden that the house in built around. you can see into the kitchen and dining room from this angle.
the other picture is of Ernesto and his babysitter! Ernesto is the child of the couple we're living with. he daily helps us with our spanish by reminding us that the word for bird is "pajaro" - so far the only legible word he knows . . .
ok, dave says the water is back on. hopefully the government has saved a few cordobas in the meantime.
1 comment:
Hi Jenna,
Thanks for the new photos. Ernesto's a cutey. Glad the
water came back on! We are
sure looking forward to being in
Nicaragua with you guys.
Love,
Mary
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