Some of my favorite Nica expressions so far:
1. Andar por los aguacates which literally means "walking for the avocados." It refers to when you zone out, don´t pay attention, have your head in the clouds, etc.
2. Dar la luz which literally means "give the light." It means to give birth. How beautiful.
3. Hand expressions: people point with their lips, have a gesture for diarrhea, and some really difficult hand snap that I can´t do.
Other interesting Nica hechos...
-A surprising amount of Nicaraguans have the last name “Nicaragua”
-There´s a town right by us called “El Dulce Nombre de Dios.” Literally: the Sweet Name of Jesus.
And Nica history is FASCINATING. The more I learn about Nicaragua politics, the more I think I may be evacuated or have my service terminated early. Presidential elections in 2011= could get ugly. Once I find a way to elegantly, and not to biasly, present Nicaragua´s 20th century history, I´ll talk about it. US or rather, Reagan, really messed up Nicaragua. BAD.
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