Photo credit: Haley Pickard   A word can mean a thousand things in a thousand languages. Sometimes a whole experience can be summed up in just a couple of letters: LOVE, for example. We hear this word everyday, but we wouldn’t understand it if we hadn’t experienced it for ourselves....

Happy New Year PD Community! A little late out of the gate, but how does that saying go "it is never to late to…." well really to anything!    After a world wind holiday season, I am finally getting some breathing room. With less than three weeks between our return from Nicaragua and...

PurpleDirt Community,  Oh my goodness – what an amazing day!  Mellinda and I were able to extend our trip by a couple days to spend time with FINCA Nicaragua, the Leon Chapter (the Foundation for International Community Assistance). This is definitely something I will continue to do on future trips,...

PurpleDirt Community, Como estas? Mellinda and I are having a fabulous and very productive time in Nicaragua. This is such an amazing country. After a hectic week of city living, we are now in absolute paradise at a small surf camp, just north of Chinandega by Playa de Asseradors. The place, the people...

Hola PD Community!Mellinda and I arrived safely in Nicaragua, loaded to the brim with supplies and excitement. We spent the first night at Hotel Naranja, a charming little boutique hotel in Managua, which is the capital city of Nicaragua. Exploration of the neighborhood led us to a delicious chocolate factory, a taste-tantalizing...