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Category Archives: coffee camps

“Un Millón de Amigos” (video)

Here’s a video of “Un Millón de Amigos”, performed (and drawn) by my Coffee Camp students at La Hermandad:

Posted byMarek20 Feb 201401 May 2020Posted incoffee camps, Nicaragua, songs, student artwork, videoTags: "un millon de amigos", chori, La Hermandad, Nicaragua, roberto carlos, san ramon, song, video1 Comment on “Un Millón de Amigos” (video)

Reading Time at Ocalca

Posted byMarek27 Jan 201426 Jan 2014Posted incoffee camps, NicaraguaTags: camps, coffee, Nicaragua, ocalca, Planting Hope, readingLeave a comment on Reading Time at Ocalca

First Glimpse of the Sea

A few fotos from our recent annual Coffee Camp field trip to Leon & the Pacific coast at Poneloya …

Posted byMarek27 Jan 201422 Jun 2018Posted incoffee camps, environment, NicaraguaTags: beach, camps, cathedral, coffee, leon, ocean, pacific, travel, volcano3 Comments on First Glimpse of the Sea

Healthcare time!

Our Coffee Camps provide students with regular visits from healthcare experts, including our student nurse, Anielka …

Posted byMarek26 Jan 201423 Jan 2014Posted incoffee camps, NicaraguaTags: camps, coffee, dentistry, hair, health, lice, teethLeave a comment on Healthcare time!

“Un Millón de Amigos” (More Verses)

Here are some more verses to Roberto Carlos’s beloved song, as sung/drawn/realized by my students at Ocalca Coffee Camp …

Posted byMarek22 Jan 201411 Apr 2021Posted incoffee camps, environment, Nicaragua, songs, student artworkTags: "un millon de amigos", birds, ocalca, roberto carlos, singing, student artworkLeave a comment on “Un Millón de Amigos” (More Verses)

La Hermandad: Mirando el Futuro / Looking at the Future

Here’s another project we’ve been working on at La Hermandad Coffee Camp …

Posted byMarek21 Jan 201411 Apr 2021Posted incoffee camps, Nicaragua, student artwork, Translate this!, workTags: camps, coffee, future, Henniker, La Hermandad, Nicaragua, Planting Hope, san ramon, student artwork, work2 Comments on La Hermandad: Mirando el Futuro / Looking at the Future

La Hermandad: Signs

Here are some philosophical signs from around our Coffee Camp …

Posted byMarek20 Jan 201417 Jan 2014Posted incoffee camps, environment, Nicaragua, Translate this!Tags: camps, coffee, La Hermandad, natureLeave a comment on La Hermandad: Signs

Camp Kitchen

Here’s our camp kitchen… the morning tortillas are fresh off the pan:

Posted byMarek19 Jan 201417 Jan 2014Posted incoffee camps, food, NicaraguaTags: camps, coffee, cooking, food, La Hermandad, Planting HopeLeave a comment on Camp Kitchen

“Nicaragua Mia” (Verse 3)

Here is the final verse to Guerra’s famous corrido …

Posted byMarek18 Jan 201411 Apr 2021Posted incoffee camps, Nicaragua, songs, student artworkTags: "Nicaragua Mia", history, Nicaragua, pirates, privateers, Raphaela Herrera, song, student artwork, Tino Lopez Guerra1 Comment on “Nicaragua Mia” (Verse 3)

Harvest Passing By School House Door

Drawn from my seat at the back of the room.

Posted byMarek17 Jan 201416 Jan 2014Posted incoffee camps, food, Nicaragua, workTags: coffee, harvest, La Hermandad, literacy, school, workLeave a comment on Harvest Passing By School House Door

Artistas Pinoleras

I caught these two sisters drawing before camp one morning this week …

Posted byMarek17 Jan 201416 Jan 2014Posted incoffee camps, food, NicaraguaTags: drawing, La Hermandad, Nicaragua, pinol, Planting HopeLeave a comment on Artistas Pinoleras

La Hermandad: How We Produce Coffee

Here, my students would like to give you a basic overview of the various stages of coffee production on their semi-organic plantation …

Posted byMarek16 Jan 201411 Apr 2021Posted incoffee camps, environment, food, Nicaragua, student artwork, Translate this!, workTags: coffee, comics, harvest, La Hermandad, Nicaragua, planting, student artwork, work1 Comment on La Hermandad: How We Produce Coffee

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