Tag Archives: Living in Nicaragua
The Fun of Being non-Catholic in a Highly Catholic Society
Posted on 16. May, 2012 by Mike Cobb.
The Cobb Family just attended its second 1st Communion in 3 weeks. The church was packed as you can see from the photos and there were even some dignitaries attending. Former President of Nicaragua, Enrique Bolanos was there celebrating the communion of a grandchild. Our friends, Ben and Lorena have 2 daughters, Laura and Carmen, [...]
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Mike Cobb’s Radio Show May 8, 2012
Posted on 07. May, 2012 by Mike Cobb.
Tuesday’s Radio Show will feature a couple of Expat Entrepreneurs and a young woman living in Panama. John Pinto is a fun loving guy who lives in Diriamba, a town that sits on the ridge that separates Managua from the Pacific ocean. It is also the Continental Divide for Nicaragua. Amazingly, you can see the Pacific Ocean only [...]
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Nicaraguan Traffic Laws
Posted on 19. Apr, 2012 by Mike Cobb.
In the US, in most states I believe, it is common practice, and in some states the law to move cars involved in an accident to the side of the road. Time is a precious commodity and traffic jams due to fender benders can cause thousands of lost man hours of productivity. Nicaraguan Traffic laws [...]
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Mike’s Gringo Life Show for April 17th
Posted on 16. Apr, 2012 by Mike Cobb.
This Tuesday’s radio show will feature all 4 of my favorite categories of expats. We’ll visit once again with Donna Tabor who heads up a Granada and Pittsburgh based NGO, Building New Hope. Donna as you may remember from last week was instrumental in establishing the Chavalos Café which was featured in an international documentary [...]
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Sledding Down a Volcano
Posted on 16. Apr, 2012 by Mike Cobb.
Well, I did it. No, not the land speed record on a sled sliding down 500 meters of a volcanic cinder cone volcano. I only hit 61km before I wiped out, rolled a ways, and scraped up my arm and leg. Top speed for the day was 71km and I came in 4th. Top, top [...]
