So, you ask, what have we been doing for the last year? Here we go...
We moved to Granada




We took spanish lessons and lived with a nicaraguan family



We rented a vacation house in Granada



We endured daily power and water cuts until Ortega came into power in January 2007


We went to Las Isletas on Lago Colcibolca



We visited Masaya and the huge crafts market



We climbed Volcan Mombacho and saw howler monkeys



Christy began volunteering with La Esperanza Granada



We visited the volcanic islands of Ometepe



We spent many blissful days at la Laguna de Apoyo




We found a kitten in the gutter



We left Granada in September 2006 to travel to Esteli, Matagalpa, Jinotega, and the Selva Negra


Eric took a full time position as a reporter for the Nica Times and freelanced for the SF Chronicle
We returned to Granada in October and rented our second home for a year
Since then we've been working and volunteering and gardening. Michelle came to stay with us for 3 months and Christy's parents were here for 2 months - January and February. Jeannine and John, friends from NYC, came to visit us as well and more are welcome and scheduled to arrive!
And now that we are really settled, we promise to be better about emailing and updating our website - as long as the power stays on.
love, c & e