Empalme de Boaco, A New Beginning

Submitted by DanPolley on 19 June, 2008 - 09:20.
Empalme de Boaco, A New Beginning

This past weekend I had the pleasure to photograph the ceremonies in this little community during which 20 families were given the keys to their new homes. They were also moved from their old "houses", sometimes nothing more than a leaky tin roof and a dirt floor, to their new two bedroom house. The houses are not free, each home owner pays a portion of their income for the next ten years and then receive title. This project was started several years ago by some folks from SJDS. Most of the money is raised in Ireland and California. I will not post the names of the folks here but if you have interest I could put you in touch with them. In addition to the houses, a new high school was also build and wireless internet installed in the project and the school. Computers will be installed and a new soccer field is also to be built. This photo shows a boy moving some of his families belonging from their old home site. A complete gallery is available at our web site http://www.dancesar.com/

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Those were the days...

Submitted by nicoya on 20 June, 2008 - 19:39.

I just showed this picture to my Canadian born nica-kids (4 yr. old Adrian and 11 yr. old Adriana, real names and yes, it was my idea and, of course there is a story behind their names) and I said to them "look kids what a handsome and hard working boy"

- He looks just like Adrian--Adriana said!

Yeah, he does ! I replied

I asked them what they thought about it and they both said the picture made them sad and they felt sorry for the boy.

I remided them the milionth time I had lived in Nicaragua as a boy and I told them again about them of the time I almost drowned learning to swim in the river (sorry, no instructor or lifeguard provided!!!!) , bird hunting (sorry bird watchers, you see, I was a little savage, LOL) , fishing, tree climbing and falling, etc. And all of that was great!!! They said that put that way it sounded like a fun life.

I explained in great detail how proud it made me to be able to do some work, to help my parents, to help the neighbours... through the eyes of a little person, of course. This was b4 I learned to hate my neighbours, LOL..

Ahhhhhh Nicaragua. Ahhhhh NL, because of jewels like this one I keep coming back to you…

Thanks for sharing dude!

That's great...

Submitted by Doug on 20 June, 2008 - 15:53.

always does my heart good to hear stories like that.

And excellent photo too...as usual

-Doug ©

If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate

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Submitted by Che Guevara on 20 June, 2008 - 16:12.

very good looking little boy! good story!

when government grows, liberty yields, thomas jefferson