"What do you think of Nicaragua?" a good friend of mine -- the Weasel -- asked.
It's a question that I hear a lot. "Great" is my stock answer.
He wasn't having any of it. "Oh come on, you can do better than that. What do you really think of Nicaragua?"
(This is one persistent Weasel.)
Okay, okay.
1) FASCINATING. I think the place is very interesting, politically. People are over-the-top passionate about their politics. That and a highly-polarized environment leads to a highly-charged atmosphere. The media can be vicious and as my Spanish improves -- albeit slowly -- I enjoy the ongoing dialogue more and more.
2) HOT. It's really warm, especially from March to July.
3) CHEAP. I'm crazy about this part. No one loves a good deal better than me. Taxi rides for fifty cents. Hair cuts for $2. Pedicure for $3. Movie tickets for $2.50. Three months of computer school for $60. Gotta love it!
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