Dear Nicaragua
*When we moved away from Nicaragua this summer our intention was to leave well. One way I did this was by writing a letter to the beloved people in my life, saying goodbye while thanking them for ways they had blessed my life. I decided also, as a way to process my grief, to write a letter to Nicaragua. Today is almost 4 months from when we left Nicaragua and I've been missing it a lot more lately. Rereading and posting this letter is part of me processing my grief of leaving our home and transitioning into a new one. June 21, 2016 Dear Nicaragua, It's hard to believe that in just four days we will be saying goodbye to you. And I don't know when we're coming back, whether for a visit or to live again. I remember when I came for the first time so many years ago and I didn't know a soul. I was young, excited, naive, and yet I thought I knew what you were like since I had grown up in Bolivia and assumed things were very similar, if not the same h...