my journey contines

well it’s nearing the end of my internship… it’s officially over on April 4th. i believe i’ll be staying here until the end of my rent, April 15th (although that’s not for certain). and then i’m planning to go home. i’d like to return to Nicaragua one day and work for a while longer, finish my Spanish, continue to build my network here, and work in a different area of development. hopefully something that allows me more interaction with the people.

however, i’m open to wherever i should go to work and am looking. i’d hoped for a while that i would return to Toronto and have some work there, build my career, etc - but those doors don’t seem to have opened up. so i’m just taking it one day at a time. no idea what’s next.

hope everybody’s doing well. many of you i haven’t spoken to in quite a while now. drop me a quick e-mail and give me an update! seriously (i’m not just saying that).

i am going to be travelling up north for 2 days with the gender & marketing specialists. i’ll be observing and interviewing participants in some training sessions related to cotton and diversifying crops. i’ll also be taking lots of pics so be eagerly awaiting that

anyways, thanks for reading!
shannon

the language barrier is still difficult, but it was great to be able to go, see a different part of Nicaragua, and meet some of the producers in the project. i’m currently translating the interviews and writing customer stories.

here is a video of the “drive” from the “field”. hehe a little bumpy.

I was going to add pictures but it won’t let me do that right now, so check out my flickr for up-to-date photos.