Nicar-Rica mi blog-sita

I am not a big fan of Nicaragua. It's.as hot as the volcanoes that surround it, it's quite dirty, and the people stare at you constantly. I did have a few observations though.

 First off, it is a country in need. Poverty is not an uncommon sight amongst these people. Almost everywhere we went, we were asked to spare cordobas (nica-currency) constantly.

 Secondly, on a good note, there are many great organizations we met with who have done some amazing things. One by one hosts an enormous youth group which consists of troubled teens who have gradually changed into good people because of the fun services one by one hosts. Life Link is an organization I am very fond of. They constructed a beautiful school campus in one of the more poor parts of town.  They already began school for pre k and kindergarten. The future plan for this group is to have kids into highschool attend. The lack of education is such a problem here. So it is amazing to see some people trying to make a difference in that aspect. Finally we packed up and boarding the Tica Bus for Costa Rica.

NINE HOURS LATER! We arrive in what appears to be spanish New York without any skyscrapers. We have now been here for two whole days and it has not stopped raining (not an exaggeration). We haven't gotten much done since it's raining all day, I've been super sick, and Dan has had an allergic reaction lol.  So Elias and I received our shots!!! And we did some souvenier shopping.

I don't know if yall know this but the women here are BEAUTIFUL. Everywhere we go we are just constantly surrounded by drop dead gorgeous women. I may never go home lol. I prolly missed a few key thing that have happened on our journey so I'll list them now.

We met a goofy korean dude who stayed with us cause he was scared to stay alone.

 

I saw iguanas and monkeys in Nicaragua!

 

I bought a fresh new pair of fake adidas which I used to step in a large mound of cow poo lol

 

We did a good deed at an orphanage with the most precious children.

 

We stayed at Pablos house. Good guy leaving us with a good story. Ask if you wanna hear it.

 

I gave cory a fresh haircut! Kinda gangsta lol but he wouldn't let me go full on gangsta wit it.

 

We met a nice doctor lady from denmark who we bought dinner.

 

The Costa Rican nurse who gave me my shots was, needless to say, very pretty ;)...

 

My new pick up line..."hola bonita, quieres recidencia americana? ;)"

I was trying to figure out a way to get a picture with this hot girl in the market, when Dan basically jumped out and took a pic of us. Nice.

 

I MISS AND LOVE YOU ALL!!!

-Jordan Aboodi

NicarBLOGua Arrival .)

First off I just want to let Janna The Boodi know this is a blog not an essay so I do what I want :). We made it back to Tegucigalpa after my last blog after that horrible bus ride lol. We were then approached by a taxi pimp just handing out drivers to people with money ha. This would have been simple enough but our taxi driver got lost on the way to Casa Bonita so we were approaching all these Hondurans (Hondurites? Lol) asking for directions. We finally made it there and it was a nice home occupied by 3 french gals and a pretty radical artist grafitti guy.  During our first meal with them he reassured our safety showing us how good he was at sharpening butcher knives by clanging them together in our faces lol.  The french ladies were difficult to communicate with due to language barriers.  This led Dan to break the silence with a french are sissies joke every time we stopped talking lol. He literally said about 10. Cory and I could not stop laughing causing the frenchies to hate americans like they were born to do lol. One of them even walked in on Dan calling the french wine drinking, cheese eating, berret wearing surrender monkeys hahaha thank God she didn't know great english lol. But truth be told they were great people who provided us with incredible hospitality and the best showers we've had on this trip. During our day off Elias dared me to take a picture with a cute honduras girl we saw in the mall which I did ;) and we witnessed a hurricane like storm that happened there. It was so extreme that the rain hurt if it touched you, the trees were about to get pulled out the ground, and sadly it took somones life down the road from us when a wall of the city's giant stadium  fell on him :(.

We finally crossed the Nicaraguan border! But I'm upset I didn't get a visa stamp for this country on my passport. We have many days of hard work in this country, so keep us in your prayers. A special thanx to Jamie (It's hard being on a trip with out you!), Hector (I miss you man!), Beka (you will always have a special place in my heart), EJ (your my bro bro and I still have your note in my bible that you wrote me before I left lol), Stephanie (You're the best accountability partner ever!), and Janna ( I love you sister! Thank you for all you've done!). Thanx guys for being faithful readers and commenters if I missed someone I'm sorry you know I love you.

I'll be calling you mom and dad, you better count on it!

-Jordan Aboodi

POGeye in the Amazing Autobus Adventura

Sooo it's been a few days so I have some ground to cover. Let's begin with the dreadful but necessary bus rides.

We woke up at 4 in Guatemala to catch a 530 bus, which was way too early but at least I got to listen to "superfreak" on the taxi ride there which led to some fun "bother Cory with my dance skills at 430 am" lol. Our bus didn't leave till like 1030am because the AC wasnt fixed which was dumb because I feel they didn't fix it because i was sweating for the entire never ending bus ride to Honduras lol. As much as I hate these bus rides they provide me the opportunity to read some more of "The Shack." (awesome book so far) Since our delay in the morning our bus ended up in the projects of Honduras at 1230 am!! We had to walk to a hotel and were called gringos from the o so pleasant drunk locals lol. Now hear me out about this hotel... Our A/C was a fan, it was super tiny, our bed sheets looked grody, and there was a family of cockroaches who attacked me for entering "their" bathroom lol needless to say I murked the boldest one who climbed up my leg lol. That was the worst hotel...EVER!

The next day we woke just in time to catch a 4.5 hour bus ride which meant more reading but 4.5 hours of harrasement from underage goody saleschildren, crazy ladies screaming about God and getting no where with it lol, and adults selling medicine or the same items as the kids ha. We arrived in Esperanza where we found a not so ghetto hotel where we dropped our stuff and went exploring. We seemed to accomplish nothin due to long bus rides or failed meetings. Once hope was being lost we came across a pastor who ran a church in a rundown part of town. He invited us to his church Sunday and allowed us to help prepare and serve the children because the children make up most of the congregation. I have to say God was definetly present there.  As poor of an area they are in they still have a full band, a full choir, choreographed dancers, and a church full of children and adults worshiping God.  We were so pleased with the church's attitude and how genuine they were we made them our first good deed by providing their children with a months worth of food.  We built a relatioship and exchanged info then they drove us back to the hotel. Today was successfull and rewarding :).  We then got some lunch and were interrupted by a drunk who suprisingly was the only dude we came across in Honduras who knew English lol we were just about to buy him lunch when he overstayed his welcome and started to annoy us. Some random big guy came in the the hole in the wall restraunt grabbed the drunk pulled him outside and gave him a falcon punch and sent him on his way lol.  We finally checked out the hotel and caught the bus for another 4.5 hour ride back to town.  Which led to more reading and writing this blog with a bunch of bootys in my face from the people standing on the bus lol I hope they don't fart! Haha I will try to write more blogs so they are not so lengthy lo siento.  I miss MUD.  I miss my family. I miss my kitties. LOVE LOVE LOVE

-Jordan Aboodi

Jordan's first GuateBLOGa :)

We made it! This trip has definitely turned real. The plane ride went smoothly
con no problemas. We chatted with a couple backpacking hotties going to the same
area we were.They intend to be much more adventurous than us but whatever.lol.
We are now at a hostel where they are accommodating all our needs. Our first day
was spent walking around Guatemala City getting used to their way of life. BTW
if you wish to rob a store here prepare to be greeted by a security guard
holding either an AK-47 or a shotgun lol. Sooo since I feel completely safe with
the military driving everywhere with their guns we continued on. Today we
celebrated the Guatemalan Independence day which was super lively. The festival
had live music, Guatemalan handcrafts sold, and the creepiest clowns I have ever
seen (no LOL there). Afterward we traveled on a rickety school bus called a
"Chicken Bus" (they call it that because people board it with chickens haha) in
order to go to Antigua. Antigua is a very touristy spot where you can purchase
crafts, food, headphones, and universal remote controls. I guess there is a
remote control drought in these parts lol. There were some bootlegged items I
would've bought but I have no room :( . Shopping is the worst thing to do if you
are a backpacker.
We made it to the hostel safely and we are about to check out the nightlife.
Don't worry if I get robbed I have a spare wallet full of Disney tickets and a
note saying "you are a stupid robber who gets nothing for your actions." I hope
you continue reading. I promise we will keep writing. I miss MUD. I miss my
family. I miss my kitties :( . Thanks for reading!!!!!
-Jordan Aboodi