by Kelli Donley | Jun 7, 2006 | Travel
I took more than 500 photos on this trip to Nicaragua. A few of my favorites: Sagrado Corazon Cathedral, Granada, Nicaragua A beautiful girl named Danya. A typical Nicaraguan kitchen. A vendor in Granada. Sweet treats. Drying corn. Grinding corn for tortillas. A...
by Kelli Donley | Jun 3, 2006 | Travel
I am reading, ´´Dark Star Safari´´ at the moment, during which the author, Paul Theroux, discusses at length the differences between various people and cultures of Africa. His writing is stellar and vivid. It has made my journal writing on this trip more vibrant....
by Kelli Donley | Jun 1, 2006 | Public Health, Travel
I´ve just finished working six hours in the hot, humid sun. My fingernails are brown and red from the earth I´ve been digging. My neck is red and achy. My back is sore and my hamstrings are screaming in protest. My smile is from ear to ear. We have been working on a...
by Kelli Donley | May 29, 2006 | Public Health, Travel
Our group arrived in Managua yesterday and spent today traveling north to Jinotega. We´ve yet to accomplish anything other than wearing ourselves out and eating our yearly quotas of fried meat. What the Nicaraguan diet lacks in diversity is made up in the items...
by Kelli Donley | May 26, 2006 | Journal, Travel
Mis amigas Nicaraguense. *– Several of you have asked why in the world I am going to Nicaragua this week and what I do for a living. Blogging + work talk = big problems. Without too much detail, I work in international health as a public health practitioner. I...
by Kelli Donley | May 17, 2006 | Journal, Travel
Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert is one of those books that I’ll always carry around in my heart. I’ll share it with others and I will read it again. I’ve dog-eared countless pages where I felt like Liz — my new best friend forever author...
