Myranda at the Forensic Clinic
Myranda McGowan is a University of New Mexico student attending Casa Xalteva as part of a Spring 2009 study abroad program. As part of the program she had to fulfill and internship requirement. She spent 1 week at the Forensic Clinic outside of Granada, Nicaragua and 1 week at the Office of Legal Medicine in Managua.
My first week: Clinica Forense (Forensic Clinic) outside Granada, Nicaragua…
UNM Student Zoe outside of Hijos del Maiz
In her words…
I did my internship in San Blas, a small rural village about 20 minutes by bus outside of Granada, Nicaragua. The village was very different from anything I had experienced or seen in Nicaragua. The community was very poor, most of the houses (or shacks) were constructed with pieces of metal and wood. The living conditions were very simple, but the people and my host family were incredibly warm, generous and caring. I wanted to focus on the education in Nicaragua so I worked in a preschool in the mornings and a public high school in the afternoons.
Male UNM students marked to distinguish them from male inmates
University of New Mexico Students went to Granada’s Prison for one of their field trips. Professor Christine Rack recaps it below…
“We went to the prison here is Granada yesterday. It was fascinating –the juveniles are housed with the adults (though 11 years ago the penal codedeclared that illegal) in a 4-state facility built for 400 and holding 850. (more…)
Entrega de utiles en la escuela Jose de la Cruz Mena.
El proyecto SI QUIERES PUEDEN REIR , es un exito… 500 niños que recibieron su paquete de utiles escolares, y no solo ellos, sus padres y maestros estaban muy contentos, por que muchos de estos niños no estaban asistiendo a clase por no tener sus utiles escolares, gracias a todas las personas que hicieron posible este sueño…
Reminding all Northeastern-ly located Xalteva alums, enthusiasts, or enthusiastic alumni that the first ever reunion is tomorrow evening from 7-9 pm at Cafe Chabron at 168-170 Orchard Street. I’ll be the guy wearing the one piece lycra Xalteva branded bodysuit wrestling with the bouncer. Ok, I won’t have the bodysuit, but I will sport the Xalteva shirt and try to be awkwardly conspicuous. I didn’t make reservations, but I’ll inform the hostess…if there is one, that people may be asking for the Xalteva group.
For any questions feel free to last minute email me at Oliverhartman@gmail.com or call me at 917-526-2794
-Oliver
* note: the photo shows a block party hosted by Jimmy Three-Fingers BBQ on Calle Consulado, Granada. It also goes by Nuestra Casa. The NYC Reunion will have fewer motorcyles.
What the heck is “Ajedrez”? One of the coolest words in Spanish - “Chess” .
Nicaraguan national and international champions at only 14 and18 years old, Mariano and Ana Daniela Madrigal came to Granada in December to teach the kids chess. (more…)
en toda despedidas de nuestros voluntarios hay lagrimas , pense que la de oliver iba hacer la ecepcion , un hombre que siempre tiene una sonrrisa , sabiduria, humildad , pero en todo este tiempo nunca expreso ni una lagrima , hasta el dia de su despedidas , esto quiere decir que somos su familia , TAMBIEN LO ERES , (more…)
Hay huellas para toda la vida en los niños y adultos de casa xalteva , gracias a personas como : Renee , juancito Ricky y diana que salieron hace poco tiempo de granada, pero compartieron sabiduria, tiempo,cariño . bueno¡¡¡ lagrimas y una plancha de abrazos de todos los niños. (more…)