I never wrote about how I threw a pot! I can't describe how good it felt to get my hands on some clay agian. I've never been a master potter, but it never really mattered to me. I still love it.
I also never wrote about the city of Condega!
Here are some photos...
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| The slip |
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| Old-Fashioned kick wheel! |
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| The demonstration |
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| Throwin' that pot!! |
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| All done! |
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| In heaven <3 |
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| Beautiful carvings |
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My pot is on the left, her's on the right.
I know, I know, they look exactly the same. Haha! |
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| CONDEGA! |
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| Building mural (They are very popular in Nicaragua) |
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| Plantain still on its stem |
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| View of Condega |
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| Clay pants and mosquito bites covered in medicine |
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| Luis, Lucy, Jill |
RANDOM FACTS ABOUT NICARAGUA
1. They loved "Careless Whisper" by our beloved George Michael (WHAM!) in the 80's just as much as we did. The girl who works here (in El Salvador airport) even has a ringtone, and we jammed in Luis' truck 3 nights ago :)
2.Kareoke bars are a hit.
3. The teen and early 20-year-olds wear Hollister, American Eagle and Aeropostale almost as much as us in the States. Even a little Ambercrombie.
4. In Managua, one of the biggest cities in the country, there are no street names. Directions are given according to land marks (as is in many cities in Nicaragua)
5. As I'm sure a lot of you know (because it applies for almost every foreign country), Coke and Pepsi are made with REAL sugar here- no high fructose corn syrup.
I've had countless because.
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| Me and Luis at the Managua airport on our final day. |
MORE PHOTOS
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| At the sesame seed oil factory in Achuapa |
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| in Chacocente |
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| In Granada! |
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