Last Days

I've been back in the states for about two days now but my final hours in Nicaragua where quite special. Katie and I boarded a bus so crammed with people that upon exiting I found my self literally stuck between bodies. Having to use the railings to pull my torso from its vice of hips and butts. And the most ridiculous part of it was that as only 3 people left the bus five more where waiting to board! In an attempt by Katie to further my taste for Chinese food she took me to a little restaurant serving huge piles of rice, noodles and other assortments of meats and such.

Since being home I've done little with the exception of homework and slaving away at the farm! The other day I spray painted to the point of exhaustion. My fingers and forearms where shot and today my shoulder is sore from holding the can!

The posted pictures (first one) is some graffiti I saw in Masaya. The second is of Katie (obviously) finally realizing the potential of her opposable thumb (at least she looks good in her self discovery). The final bottom one was taken in Granada, a very colorful colonial city.

Name Change

I am changing the name of my blog as I no longer am living in Turkey. For lack of creativity and wit I might just stick w/ tony hart's blog........Unless anyone has a better suggestion.



Currently I am in beautiful Nicaragua. It not as I imagined but is still a third world country and I love being here. There is something about poor countries that really blesses my opportunity to visit.



The weather has been extremely hot, as it is summer here. Although, I love taking cold showers--the only water temp available here--to cool off, then stepping out of the shower and warming up again; my skin has protested my shirtless adventures. It hates the sun and thus fries like ants under a magnifying glass.



Yesterday, we took the afternoon to play a fierce game of Ultimate Frisbee in which I walked away with three blisters and a wifebeater sunburn......real white-trash like. Katie has turned the most beautiful brown color and looks amazing. I laugh sometimes when we hold hands as it looks like a vanilla and chocolate swirl ice cream cone.



Katie has been thoroughly impressing me with her knowledge of Managua and ability to barter w/ cabbies and locals. We are having a wonderful time here in paradise, reading down by the pool, visiting old cities and markets, etc. What an amazing woman!



--I apologise fore the the long absence, i really want this blog to be more then just a travel journal, but have not been keeping it as such.
--I've only take a few shot's but will definitely be posting some later on.