After a flat tire and a lot of waiting I finally made it to the first stop on my Nicaragua Pueblo Tour ’10, San Pedro Del Norte. Perched at the top of a hill, my host’s Ermida’s rustic cottage wasn’t as rough as I was expecting. After a few uses I didn’t even mind the outhouse and the outdoor showers performed by pouring buckets of cold water over my head became refreshing. Who needs modern amenities anyway? Especially when you can still watch telenovelas from the comfort of your very own hammock.
I also got a taste for the meal I would eat over and over again for the next few weeks red beans and rice. The first few times it was heaven, but eating the same meal for breakfast, lunch, and dinner is overkill. Such is the life of a vegetarian in a meat-eaters world.
The adults in the family and town were only nominally interested in me and my work, I think I’ve discovered that my prime audience is the 11 and under set. They seem to can’t get enough of my gringo ways. Ermida’s son, Jamilto became my buddy and we spent my few days there chatting about his school and he asked me questions about the States. While he probably won’t have the chance, I learned that Jamilto wants to be a photographer. I let him go around with my digital camera and he took some pretty good photos for an 11 year old. There’s also a nice shot of his crush posing suggestively in her mothers convenience store…
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