For my second day in Nicaragua, the medical team and I dispered throughout the central highlands region. I, myself, stayed with a middle-class, mestizo family named the Perezs. The Perez family lived in a somewhat rural area outside of the town Juigalpa. The family’s primary source of income came from agriculture. Today, I experienced agriculture first hand. Mr. Carlos Perez took me to one of his many agricultural properties. He had a variety of goods including avacados, plantains, bananas, and beans. He also made minor usage of the terrace farming agricultural method which uses rough terrain to its advantage for irrigation purposes. It was truely incredible how labor intensive this work was, and making a hearty meal out of the crops that I collected was quite satisfying. Mr. Perez helped walk me through the preparation of Nicaragua’s national dish, gallo pinto. This dish was a jambalaya of fried rice, corn, and various beans that were slathered in an local herb coating. After that spectacular meal, Mrs. Perez gave me some insight into the clothing of Nicaragua. She was hand-making a guayabera which was a traditional cotton made shirt. She made valiant attempts to teach me, but I am not one of such crafts! My efforts were rewarded, however, with a nice gift, a sombrero.
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| Gallo Pinto |
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| A Hired Work-Hand for Mr. Perez |
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