Spanish Lessons in a Lagoon

I went to the Lagoon today to have my Spanish lessons. The Laguna de Apoyo is about 30 minutes by taxi from where I am living in Catarina. It is absolutely gorgeous.

Today there were no people around, and I took my Spanish courses in between swimming breaks. The water was really warm, and clean. The cleanliness of swimming water is difficult to find in Nicaragua for fresh water. It was beautiful.

After lunch, I took a nap in a hammock for an hour before heading back to the house where I am staying.

Random thoughts:

Many people carry machetes around here. Although it may seem scary at first, it is how they landscape, and they use it for their work
It is common to fill up your car with gasoline and keep the engine running, I saw this on a number of occasions.

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My name is Jon. I was born and raised in Canada. Over the past few years, I have lived, studied, and worked in Australia, the Netherlands, and Belgium. During this period, I have made the most of my time by visiting many different and interesing places around the world. I have recently decided to move away from Belgium and pursue non profit opportunities around the world. My first stop will be in Nicaragua. I look forward to sharing my past, and present travel, and volunteer experiences, and day to day experiences living in a country and learning a foreign language. View more posts

2 thoughts on “Spanish Lessons in a Lagoon”

Oooh my.. what a great environment for Spanish lessons!!!
Btw. why do they keep the engine running? Is it difficult to start the engine?

jon says:

November 11, 2010 at 17:16

Hi. It was great, I went to another area of the lagoon today to learn, and it was so peaceful.

The engine was kept running, because the battery was dead in the car….nonetheless, I thought it was dangerous, but what do i know? haha

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