Reflecting on on How We Got Here
It’s almost been a year now since we packed our bags, sold our things and left California for Nicaragua to start Life Out of the Box. It has definitely been […]
Category Archives: Beginning Life in Nica
Arts, Crafts & Cats at School in Nicaragua
We drove from the first school up the very rocky and bumpy unpaved hill all the way up to the top and were greeted in front of the second school […]
A Nicaraguan Relay Race on the Playground
After about a half hour of reading with all of the girls, they asked me if I wanted to play a game with them and the other kids on the […]
Reading Spanish With the Students in Nicaragua
As the last student checked out his book, recess started. There was no bell or anything, but all of the kids were out in the courtyard playing, eating plantain chips […]
A Nicaraguan Elementary School
We pulled up to the first school that was just 5 minutes outside of San Juan del Sur near the rodeo stadium. We hopped out of the truck, grabbed a […]
Meeting New Friends in Granada
After a quick walk around the town, there we were sitting in front of the big yellow church—the church we hoped was the one that Gord described to us in […]
Life in the Wild
“Though they’re statistically abnormal, startup founders seem to be working in a way that’s more natural for humans. I was in Africa last year and saw a lot of animals in […]
Weekly Writing Challenge: A Picture Is Worth 1,000 Words
In this moment I’m thinking, “Babe! PLEASE take this photo as soon as possible.” You can probably see these words in my eye. I’m nervous. Cautious of everything around me, […]
Rodeo Nicaragua
Jon and Quinn go on another Nicaraguan adventure–this time to the Rodeo of Nicaragua. The Rodeos here are a bit different than the ones you see in the States. It […]
Happy Living in Nicaragua
As I sit here on our porch looking out over the streets of San Juan, I look up at the clear sky filled with stars and can’t help but have a huge […]
