Nicaragua!

Hello Friends, family, Internet wanderers...

Getting tired of asking me where the Peace Corps is sending me later this fall? Well, good news! I officially have word that I will be going to Nicaragua on August 27th (so everyone still has about 2 months to get as much Steve as they possibly can). For those of you who might not be geographically gifted, here are a couple of maps to show you exactly where Nicaragua is:




You might ask... So Steve, what will you be doing while you're in Nicaragua? Well, I have an answer for that too! (sort of) I'm going to be working as a Rural Development / Agriculture volunteer. This means that I will be working to raise the standard of living in rural communities through increasing food security and creating other income opportunities. Unfortunately this could mean about a million different things... I could go into some extensive explanation of what food security is and the ways in which I might be working to improve it in Nicaragua, but instead I think I'll leave everyone in suspense until I actually start working and can tell you exactly what I'm doing.

Anyways, I hope to use this blog to keep everyone updated on the life of a Peace Corps volunteer. Feel free to leave comments here (it'll let me know if people are actually reading this thing or not - just click on the "comments" link at the bottom of every post) or email me if you want a more direct, personal line of communication (I dont know exactly how much access I will have to the Internet until I get there, so I can't make any promises about how quickly I'll be able to respond or for that matter update the blog). I hope everyone is doing well and enjoys reading about my adventure!

- Steve -