Category: Nicaragua

Jeg heter Tuva Emilie Haugdahl Røskar, er 25 år og kommer fra Oslo. De siste 5 årene har jeg studert psykologi på profesjonsprogrammet i Trondheim. Før jeg tar fatt på det siste året, og etterhvert går inn i det uunngåelige og noe skremmende voksenlivet, skal jeg nå tilbringe 18 uker i den sjarmerende byen Leon,

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It is crazy how fast time flies by. Ten weeks are already over. Lectures and seminars are over. Fieldwork is done. Oral presentations and 3 days exam is submitted. What remains is home exam. Studying development studies here in Leon has been great. There has been some ups and downs, some life crisis here and

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I have now hiked my second volcano! And this time one of the most active volcanos of Nicaragua! It was an incredible and magical experience. Telica erupts frequently, and its ash is visible from a very long distance. The best part with hiking Telica was that we got to see both sunset and moonrise –

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Semena Santa, also known as Holy Week, is a special week in Nicaragua. As I have mentioned in previous entires, Nicaragua is highly dominated by the Catholic Church. This means that Christians holidays are celebrated in a very much visible way. The easter here is celebrated in totally different way from for instance in Norway where

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Fieldwork has been filled with hard work, smiles, arguments, and even some tears here and there. But it has been a very given experience. And even though it has been some hard periods while in the field, it has only made the whole period worth really working hard for. We all learned alot and I

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The fieldwork has ‘finally’ started and development students are now placed in their fields. Me and three other classmates have made it to Esteli and our research has begun. Esteli is a really nice city with a weather of cold breeze. The city is filled with culture and is known for its painted walls. It

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