mujermagnetica's blog

I realize that there are many social issues to tackle in countries whose economies are struggling. But one thing that is often overlooked in these types of efforts to help are the arts; and exposing children to the arts in an effort to allow escape from day to day problems.

I've been reading some of the assumptions about me in my blogs and being I'm old enough to remember the "hippy"days, I've been wondering how many came to Nicaragua as "free spirits."

In another blog, the concept of asylum and why it is granted was touched upon. I wanted to build on this idea.

I have learned that no news of my husband will be provided to anyone but a family member. From what I'm told, he is in a location different than where I was told...a place I believe is called (Adnor??) where asylum applicants are held to determine if their case has merit or if they will be granted asylum. I'm not sure what this is completely, but I'm told it is not a jail. Yet when my husband called me yesterday morning, he said there were cells nearby, so I am very confused. And I don't know if he thought he was about to endure the same thing as in the U.S.

There is no longing like that of the asylum applicant's relative, living with those wildfires brewing inside for years. Chronicling your loved one's imprisonment alone most nights, with only the breath of a dog’s dreams breaking the torturous silence of the house. Wading through life feeling like a criminal in your own country in the disturbing quiet, simply for asking for help.

My husband's application for asylum is under review by Immigration tonight and he is being held during the review. The Managua Consulate office asked him to come in person and is holding him until they clear him for asylum.

So I promised to let people know what happens in this process and the report here will be honest, so others know this process:

I thought some may be helping relatives to immigrate to Nicaragua for other reasons - such as applying for asylum. And I wondered if a blog on our experiences might be helpful for those who may consider this.

In sending money to Nicaragua from our account, I have mostly used Western Union and it has been very easy.

So I was wondering if I lost my debit card in Nicaragua, if I could wire money to my husband the same way, from the same bank account to gain access to my funds, until I received a replacement card. Or would Western Union decline my efforts to send money from Managua based on a U.S. account and address, if they saw I had a Managua URL in doing so?

Okay, in reading the wonderful information here, I've realized bringing a car is probably not the wisest idea.

I'm completely confused on whether I can bring seeds, and thinking maybe of bringing them in old spice jars? I've realized I need to pack new containers of the spices I may miss, but will find most of the spices I enjoy there.

In the following article, it states that many of the jobs U.S. citizens came to depend on will no longer return once the recession ends. That may create some desperate alternatives for U.S. citizens. In my personal experience in the last years I lived in Mexico, I saw more and more U.S. citizens finding business opportunities in Mexico and moving there, because of this. I'm wondering if the same could happen in Central America.