We're chillin' in Managua, near the West Coast of Nicaragua. *

Medical clinic in the village of sugar cane workers. (a real time warp)

Week 2 team beginning construction on volleyball court at sports center.

Packing backpacks for St. Paul's student scholarship recipients. School starts next Monday!

Dr. Pablo sees a patient at the clinic

Dr. Pablo also makes flowers . . . he's a Jack of all trades.

These are some of the kids from the village we delivered backpacks to. Each kid got a backpack filled with notebooks, pencils, and various other school supplies.

Piltz spends some time reading Dr. Seuss en Espanol . . . well . . . the Nicaraguan kids were doing most of the reading. Piltz has some pronounciation issues.

Piltz is teaching this Nicaraguan child to play "slaps". Even in another country, he's a bad influence. *

"Junior" (that's his name) decided to show off a bit after jumping the fence at his school. (he wanted to go on the swings, and the gate was locked.)

I think Caitlin wants to bring this one home . . .

Bob plays an 'autoharp' type instrument with some kids . . .

I actually DID do quite a bit of digging . . . but not as much as some others. Yes John, that's a Conrad Weiser Athletics shirt I'm sporting. *

We share our hacienda with a Rottweiler named "Benz" (as in Mercedes), and a bunch of chickens who think they are laying eggs . . . (they need therapy)

Some kids came over while we were working, so we took a break for some stories and songs.

This is one of the reasons you need a 4x4 to get to the village . . . yes, we're fording a stream.

Kind of looks like a Rockview Work Release crew, doesn't it? (minus the orange jump suits of course)

One of the reasons we're here . . .

Junior was shy at first, but then warmed up to the Gringos with cameras fairly quickly.

Another reason we're here . . .