One of the most important things for us living on Ometepe is our community. We have built strong ties to our neighbors here and want to help them improve their living standards. At the same time, it important that we respect their culture and don’t try and impose our ideas on their lives. So Trevor…
Five things to know about solar before you purchase
Are you thinking about investing in a solar energy system? There are many reasons to go solar. Maybe you want clean energy or to be self sufficient or perhaps you just want a solar back up system in case of outages. For us, living on an island in Nicaragua, deciding to go solar wasn’t a…
Healthy Beginnings
The wind is blowing and rain is falling. The kitchen is filled with smoke from the wet wood. It is going to take hours for the food to cook on the primitive stove made from a few bricks spaced just far enough for the pot to rest on top. This is the reality of how…
The Catalyst for a Minimalist
Gazing dreamily from the comfort of my seat on a luxury tour bus in Mexico I saw what I considered a the time to be real poverty. Five year old girls running down dusty dirt roads to chase after the glamorous coach full of the “ultra rich” in hope to earn a peso selling trinkets…
The Catalyst for a Minimalist – Part 2
I had climbed up a slippery rock face in the mist of sorrow out of the void of disparity and found myself standing on the edge of a different void. In front of me was an event horizon of the unknown. I knew nothing of the path that would mysteriously unroll in front of me….
I feel like I’ve gotten so far behind that it’s hard to catch up. Last I let it we were leaving Mexico for Guatemala. Unfortunately our internet connection hasn’t been great which is partly responsible for the fact that I am this far behind. Since I last wrote we have crossed into Guatemala, El Salvador,…
Finally, Beach time
So we woke up early to leave Acapulco, in fact we set the first alarm since starting our trip. After our evening arrival in Zihuatanejo we wanted to ensure even if the drive was really long we would be somewhere we could stay before the sun set. At seven am we set out and we…
Over the mountains and to the sea
Wednesday we left San Miguel de Allende. We took our time getting everything situated in the bus before we left. The night before we had located an RV park along the route to the beach. The plan was to see how we felt when we got there and decide if we wanted to push through…
Now we’re really getting into Mexico- San Miguel de Allende
So we have been in Mexico about a week now and I have had some time to reflect on being here. Mexico isn’t truly part of Central America. From a geographical stand point, the Yucatan Peninsula is but in reality Mexico is it’s own region. It is a blend between the first world and the…
El Jardin de la Vida 