Day 18

I only have three days left at the college and I'm pretty excited about moving back to Diriamba.  I've had fun here and i've learned a lot, but i'm ready to spend time in the city I love.  A youth group from north Louisiana got in on Saturday and i've really enjoyed hanging out with them over the past few days.  I've been going to my classes until three, then taking a bus over to Diriamba every day.  

I didn't go to Leon last Friday, the cell phone connections suck so there was a bit of a miss communication.  I did, however, visit Granada and saw two photography exhibits.  One was showcasing the work of a photographer from Nicaragua and the other was an exhibit put on by lens of vision and expression or LOVE.  LOVE is a non-profit organization that provides digital cameras to children living in poverty and trains them in photography.  This exhibit showcased the work of nine children and teens living in La Chureca (the dump in Managua).  The photographs were incredible and are for sale.  The profits go toward the well being a schooling of the photographers.  I'm pretty sure that next week i will visit La Chureca and meet the kids before choosing which photograph i'm going to buy.