Since my last post I have met with Rebecca Mancini and discussed possible placements for me within the Working Centre. Although nothing is official yet (I won't find out until Friday) I know that I will be working with either St. John's Kitchen, Worth A Second Look (WASL), Maurita's Kitchen or the Arts Space. They all sound so neat, each offering a different experience - maybe I'll get to volunteer at all of them! Details to come when I get "the email'.

In terms of other Beyond Bordian related news, fundraising is progressing, however slowly. I am making my presentation to Star Academy on Friday to a Gr. 8 class and am excited to see how they will react to what I'm doing and my plea for their help in fundraising. Hopefully, they will be interested and come up with some really creative ideas!! I definitely look forward to hearing some suggestions.

I also met with Lisa Jarvis, from Intercordia, on Monday and she helped clear up some questions that I, as well as others, had about our placements. I now know that (a) I will get a visa for Nicaragua when I arrive and that I have to cross the border to Honduras every 90 days and re-enter the country because it expires (that should be interesting) (b) I will be leaving sometime within the first week of May and returning within the first week of August (3 months exactly) (c) other little issues that were on my mind (immunizations, fundraising, etc.) have been addressed. It's certainly an exciting, yet stressful time as our departure dates slowly approach and we are still struggling to get everything done (ok, yes we still have like 3 months but time WILL fly)

Finally, I've been reading some news articles from Nicaragua and have posted a link below to a political article that talks about the conviction (or lack thereof) of a former president of Nicaragua who supposedly milked the country out of millions of dollars. It is quite a hot topic right now and many people are opposed to the outcome. Check it out: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/story/857882.html

Anyways, I shall leave you with a beautiful picture of Nicaragua to add some good-old fashioned happiness to the post. Later days!

:)

This is a picture of a beach located in the south of Nicaragua. It is very famous internationally, known for its excellent surfing waves. People come from all over the world to surf here. Enjoy a picture of San Juan del Sur.

Source: http://www.aurorabeachfront.com/nicaragua_pictures/San_Juan_del_Sur_aerial.jpg