I recently found a box of my many diaries, and the year 1972 stood out to me. I was 14 years old and living in Managua, Nicaragua. The diary entries recount my life and experiences at that time. I hope you will enjoy them. Comments are welcome!

This week's blog has us settling in with our grandparents, meeting up with relatives who thought we were dead, and a nun taking us shopping.

This week's post is a change in plans, an overly friendly dog, and seeing snow for the first t

This post is about tension rising from close quarters, damaged bikes, and being away from our home. Oh, and starting a New Year!

This week's post finds us finishing the year still in Miami, recovering at the Tinders' after being displaced, trying to figure out our next steps. My Dad recovered our winter coats and sent them to us, in case we might travel north to our grandparents—lots of uncertainties.

This week's post continues dealing with the earthquake. We have finally evacuated and are staying with friends in Miami.

This was a difficult post to write, as it brought back many bad memories. Writing about the earthquake was healing.

This week's post is about practicing for the school play, getting my hair cut short, and the Christmas performance.

This week's post is about making Mom's special sugar cookies, practicing for the Christmas play, and having fun bowling.

This week's post is about working in the little library, reading the latest teen magazines and watching a Bobby Sherman special!!

This week's blog post is about playing a prank, being a bad influence on my baby sister, and taking an impossible open book test.

This week's post is about the end of La Purísima, putting up our Christmas tree, and debating whether to cut my hair short.

This week's post is about memorizing vocabulary words, visiting Masaya, and the biggest celebration of the year in Nicaragua.

This week's post covers the baseball game of Nicaragua vs. Cuba, reading a scary book, and being a drama queen.

This week's post is about celebrating my brother's birthday, starting a new book, and lots of dancing. I hope you enjoy, and if you relate to any of these events, please leave me a comment.

This week's post is about the 20th Amateur World Series Baseball games hosted in Nicaragua, working in the library, and having a disastrous mobile project.

This week's post celebrates Thanksgiving with the overnight Pan Am crew and other single friends of my parents, as well as a visit to the Discotek Record store and a libreria (bookstore).

This week's post discusses getting a Butterball turkey, celebrating an honor roll day off, and an interesting ending to what had been a disappointing dance.

This week's post talks about disappointments, lousy days, and jealousy. In other words, a typical day in the life of a teenager!

This week's post talks about a new telenovela, watching a boy's basketball game, and trying out for a lead part in a play.