Shit On My Desk

Why is this shit on my desk? No one has a good answer. In addition to a few pens and paper clips, I also have a purple unicorn on a stick and a humping chihuahua. People say the girl I replaced was weird. I believe it.

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Yankee Doodle Nica

Tomorrow, September 15th, is Independence Day for Nicaragua. Everyone has had the last few days off, and have invaded our little SJDS town. It's pretty fun!

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Tonight I may be checking out some musica en vivo-- Comando Tiburon. Reggaeton from Panama. Can't go wrong, really.

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Then, for the whole time we've been here, we've been hearing marching band music in the late afternoon. They've been practicing for the big parade, and it was finally here! It was really cute. All the school kids, of all ages, paraded through town, with the marching band, and some dancers in killer boots.

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These boys were lovin it... well, some of them.

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Baller

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I would die in these boots in this heat. Diiieeee.

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THIS KID. He's the best. He was keeping all his ladies in line behind him. With his whistle. Love this kid. Love him. So much.

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Hang Diez

Guess who surfed!! THIS GUY!! <-- I was determined to not get owned by the waves. Instead, I was to OWN the waves. I managed to stand up long enough to scream and wave my arms so people can see me. I surfed in the white water part, not actual waves (which I guess, were really small anyways). Ya, tell that to the saltwater in my nose and everywhere else.

I'm not huge on surfing, but it was a fun challenge. And when you do time it out just right and finally stand up, it's so exciting. It just completely wipes me out, I don't know how people can do that for hours at a time. I mean, they must be in better shape than me, if that's possible. The best wave I caught was so fun that I didn't want to ruin it by trying to stand up, so I rode it in like a boogie board. The water at Playa Hermosa was so clear and beautiful and warm. This is my favorite place. Another fun dia libre on the beach! (Turns out I only have 1 more left. Hold me.)

This is a pic of Playa Yanqui -- we didnt stay here because of the lack of waves. Or something. I wish we did hang a little longer, but we headed out to Hermosa right away. (I guess waves are kind of a big deal). Also, in the distance is Costa Rica getting pummeled by a huge storm. Heeeey!

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Heey

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Crab! These guys crack me up. They walk sideways for crying out loud.

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Asados Juanita BBQ

I had just ordered a Hawaiian pizza at a place called "Jerry's", and immediately regretted my decision when I sat down and saw someone (Juanita?) grilling some chicken, then later some corn on the grill. These cute little kids were playing and a few doors down some fat old man was sitting in front of his barbershop with his shirt rolled up. The pizza sucked, but at least I had a fun view of the street! Next time, I'll hit up some Juanita BBQ.

Jerry's? Really?

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LOVE this picture

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Bird's Eye View

Holllerrrrr. Saturday was maybe one of the best dayyyss. I got to see a challenge in the morning, so that was awesome to get out of the office and out in the field, as they (the people in the field) say. Then later that day-- SURPRISE! HELICOPTER RIDE!! GAHHH. I have been dying to do this, but never wanted to get my hopes up. It finally happened. We were ridiculously giddy and excited. I wasn't even that nervous, which I always thought I would be. We got a great tour of SJDS, saw the tribe beaches, challenge beaches, tribal council, JESUS STATUE, and to top it all off, a beautiful sunset. The other cool part was that we were actually filming stuff for the show, doing aerial shots of the camps. So you know, hard at work. Ken, the pilot, gave us a couple thrill rides where he'd like, fly over Jesus then nosedive down... I still can't believe these words are coming out of my mouth, haha. Then later that day, I got some baila on at Iguanas and Crazy Crab. Guess what. Crazy Crab is better and rules over Iguana. There I said it. Here are some pics of Best Day Evaaarr. Chalk it up.

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The Camera "Cineflex"

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Up up and away!

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Filming the sunset

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Palermo Favelas

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¡Ranchitos!

These are the fake Doritos I love so much, Ranchitos! Jalapeño flavored.

Slow day at work, you guys.

Post Mobile

Took the Post Mobile out for a ride in town today! It's a stick shift, and I do not technically "drive stick". But dammit, I drove it through town. As long as I don't have to go in reverse, stop, or pull into basecamp, I'm totally ruling at it! When pulling into basecamp, my amigo security dude didn't open the gate fast enough, making me stop and stall on a hill. In which, I tried to get it back into gear, but since I was rolling backwards, I started screaming and had to switch with Andrew so he could pull it in. Success.

Slow day at Post, but not for the Post Mobile.

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(Those are the laundry tents behind the car).

In other awesome hammock news, I spotted some whales!! Aaaalll the way out there. I couldn't believe it! The whales were splashing, jumping, having a great time. Really love my view up there :)