One of the things that I love about being in another country is that accomplishing the most everyday task can feel so rewarding. Due to a misunderstanding with my liaison, I showed up with zero Nicaraguan currency. Consequently today's mission was to go into town and get some córdobas!
This is the gate from the inside of my school after barely getting back. **Teacher friends: I actually mean "barely" not "just."
Some takeaways from my first day:
1. Managua is not very walkable. Leaving my apartment is a mission in itself. Looks like I’ll be taking lots of taxis!
2. I think the guards at the gate of my school/home are going to be my first friends.
3. ATM’s are a great place to get local currency (was also true in Argentina & Uruguay).
4. Malls in Nicaragua are fancy places where people want to spend their time (was also true in Argentina, NOT true in the U.S.)
5. Prices are quoted sometimes in USD and sometimes in córdobas -- idk why yet, but this makes things confusing since 1USD = 27c$ and I don’t know how much anything should cost.
6. It’s really exciting to see Koreans when in another country. Heard some little girl call for her “umma” as I was getting into my taxi and I felt strangely at ease seeing them. So much that I would have talked to them if I wasn’t already getting into my taxi.
7. Days are short here. Sunset today was at 6:12 PM.
Foreign currency always feels like play money.
My first purchase using córdobas. They also had wifi here!
