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Reading Time at Ocalca

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

Prime Spirals

Just playing around a bit with the Ulam spiral... It makes me want to cover the walls with such spirals to study how patterns form along diagonals:

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Posted byMarek27 Jan 201425 Jan 2014Posted inmathTags: prime numbers, spiral, ulamLeave a comment on Prime Spirals

First Glimpse of the Sea

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

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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 ...

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

Ama tu ritmo / Love Your Rhythm (Dario)

A passionate Dario poem with a mathematical pulse ...

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Posted byMarek23 Jan 201422 Jun 2018Posted inDario, Feature, math, Nicaragua, poemsTags: fractal, love, math, Nicaragua, poem, rhythm, Ruben Dario4 Comments on Ama tu ritmo / Love Your Rhythm (Dario)

Nica History: José Dolores Estrada

Quick classroom snapshot of José Dolores Estrada's contributions to Nicaraguan history ...

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Posted byMarek22 Jan 201423 Jan 2014Posted inhistory, Nicaragua, Translate this!Tags: history, jose delores estrada, Nicaragua, San JacintoLeave a comment on Nica History: José Dolores Estrada

“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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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:

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

View from La Hermandad

Part of the beauty of the scene is how it changes almost every hour ...

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Posted byMarek19 Jan 201416 Jan 2014Posted inNicaraguaTags: La Hermandad, land, Nicaragua1 Comment on View from La Hermandad

“Nicaragua Mia” (Verse 3)

Here is the final verse to Guerra's famous corrido ...

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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)

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