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Monthly Archives: May 2012

Street Food in Nicaragua: Vigoron

Street Food in Nicaragua: Vigoron

May 31, 2012by lifeoutofthebox Leave a comment

On the corner of the street where our home is located there are a couple of ladies who sell street food. I have seen many locals walking around eating out […]

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Beginning Life in Nica, Local Food & Drinks, Nicaragua, San Juan del Sur
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A Cultural Celebration of Mother’s Day

May 30, 2012by lifeoutofthebox Leave a comment

On May 30th, the people of San Juan del Sur celebrated Dia de Madre (Mother’s day) with a traditional festival of Nicaraguan culture, dancing, games, and great latin music. Feliz […]

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Beginning Life in Nica, Holidays & Celebrations, Nicaragua, San Juan del Sur, Video
The Development of Our New Logo

The Development of Our New Logo

May 30, 2012by lifeoutofthebox 6 Comments

  The past couple of weeks, Jon and I have been developing a logo for Life Out of the Box. After several different designs and many drawing programs later, we […]

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Beginning Life in Nica, Our Business Development
The Perfect Way to Start Our Day

The Perfect Way to Start Our Day

May 28, 2012by lifeoutofthebox 3 Comments

The Comedor Nohemy Our favorite breakfast place in all of San Juan del Sur is convineiently located in the local mercado across the street from our house. We fortuitously stumbled […]

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Bars & Restaurants, Beginning Life in Nica, Nicaragua, San Juan del Sur
Dia de Madre in Nicaragua

Dia de Madre in Nicaragua

May 28, 2012by lifeoutofthebox Leave a comment

The other day, Jon and I felt the urge to work in a new location. We decided to walk down the street to our local library where there is wifi […]

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Beginning Life in Nica, Holidays & Celebrations, Nicaragua, San Juan del Sur
A Delicious Nicaraguan Dish

A Delicious Nicaraguan Dish

May 27, 2012by lifeoutofthebox Leave a comment

One day while Quinn and I were working on the computer in our living room, our land lord Elizabeth brought up some of her family’s dinner she had just made […]

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Beginning Life in Nica, Local Food & Drinks, Nicaragua, San Juan del Sur
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Critters of Nicaragua – Part I

May 25, 2012by lifeoutofthebox Leave a comment

We’ve seen many critters here in Nicaragua, these are just a few we’ve encountered inside and outside of our home. Enjoy!

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Beginning Life in Nica, Nicaragua, San Juan del Sur, Video
Family Support

Family Support

May 24, 2012by lifeoutofthebox Leave a comment

Collage made by Caira for Jon’s birthday When I made the decision to leave the United States and become an expat in Nicaragua, I knew the most difficult part was […]

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Beginning Life in Nica, California
Never Ignore Your Instincts. Ever.

Never Ignore Your Instincts. Ever.

May 24, 2012by lifeoutofthebox 4 Comments

As we made it down the hill from Saint Cristo, we walked up through the local neighborhood area rather than back down to the beach. We decided to keep with […]

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Beginning Life in Nica, Nicaragua, Safety, San Juan del Sur
The Spontaneous Hike

The Spontaneous Hike

May 23, 2012by lifeoutofthebox Leave a comment

Yesterday after eating breakfast we went for a spontaneous walk on the beach. It was a sunny morning and the tide was very low. After walking the length of the […]

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Beginning Life in Nica, Nicaragua, San Juan del Sur, Things to Do

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