Nicaragua, again!

Wow, I am back in Nicaragua. I think I’ve shown you a lot the last time, didn’t I? Well now, my trip was great: I started one week ago from Leipzig airport where I happened to be in the same plane with my former professor Dr. Trauzettel. My fellow students will remember him as the maniac teacher and great guy and indeed he seems to be the very same – although I didn’t really had the nuts to talk to him. After surviving this flight I had to change in Mallorca. And among these amazingly huge crowd of Germans I met – again! – Dieter Thomas Heck. For those of you who are not familiar with german culture: this dude is the crown if german entertainment. Well, at least for everybody who likes german Schlager and is at least 95 years old. Mhh, that sounds mean. Sorry.

Now, the next days were fabulous: la Marta and my cuñadito José picked me up from the airport. I must have been a little confused because I forgot to pick up my luggage and had to enter again. We met up with my exceptional españolita Pili, I got to know her family and we spend 2 days in the town of Segovia. This city I can highly recommend you. Nice restaurants, a lovely old city, a roman aqueduct and un montón de españoles. ¡Pinche loco!

So I felt sad to leave that soon but I had to, traveling is part of my job. Flying through the U.S. is always an experience although I hardly can enjoy that. Stupid checks and questions, check-out of luggage … there are easier countries for traveling. But I made it, got picked up from Managua airport in the night and had a chilly 2 hour drive to the NPH office. And that felt great: sitting in the care, the window open and the warm air coming in. I didn’t realize that before but Nicaragua smells different that any other country I know. I would describe it as a mixture of fruits and plants, open fires; somehow a little sweet but harsh at the same time. And I love that smell!

Today we spent the entire day on the island of Ometepe (you remember me being crazy about this 2 volcanoe island?). I still love. That’s for the moment. Keep you posted!