nicaragua

I stumbled upon these photos today. Man, my mom and dad are amazing! I have so much respect for them. In the 70's my mom went to Nicaragua and spent a couple years serving as a nurse doing Voluntary service, way out in the boondocks in a town called Hinotega. That's were she met my dad, who was living there as well doing community development in the community of Matagalpa. They got married (surprise) in the states, and then went back to Central America for a few more years before they moved back to the states to raise their family. I have heard so many stories as a little girl growing up, and to this day I have been influenced by their hearts for people and this world. They were the first out of their families for generations to travel outside of the US. Now you wonder where I get it from! I love these pictures. To me they speak of simplicity, purity, and calm. I love how they look like hippies as well.