Sunday, May 6, 2007

Interesting facts on Nicaragua... part 1

Answers I found in Nicaragua
1) Did you ever wonder what happened to those old yellow school buses after they had broken down and where spewing black ash into the atmosphere? Well, they get bought by the local Managua Bus Service, get refurbished, a door gets added on the back way and the emergency door in the back gets pad-locked… and it continues to spew black ash into the atmosphere. Recycle, reuse… reduce, well, maybe not that much.
2) Did you ever wonder how you recycle when there is no formal recycling service? Well, I found out the hard way… at 5:00 AM, when the local “recycler” comes with a steel bar and hits everything noisy to awake everyone to his presence called out for “paper, aluminum, anything he can sell for scraps”.
3) Did you ever wonder what 42 degrees with no air feels like? Well, don’t go do your weekly shopping trip to the super market on a Sunday afternoon in May (hottest month in Nicaragua) to find out. I must have lost 2 litres of body fluid after going out for less than 20 minutes.
4) Did you ever wonder what 1,000 tiny ants looked like? Well, if you do want to find out, leave your cereal box open in Nicaragua to find out… Yuk! Oh well, I hear ants have a lot of protein in them. Ummm.
More fun facts to come… promise!

2 comments:

Alice said...

Great to hear all of your news, Serge! Keep it coming and drink lots of water. :)

Serge LeVert-Chiasson said...

Thanks Alice! Yes, I got that one down pat following my first week here... So hot!