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 post is about the "heebie-jeebies scared out of us with a crazy prank, David's Boy Scout trip to Pochomil, and my double-layered cake.

This week's post covers a wisdom tooth extraction, a search for Count Dracula, and David getting into a fight.

This week's post is about a minibike mishap, a Boy Scout Chili dinner, and Dr. Bisbee, our new bus monitor. I hope you will enjoy it, and comments are always appreciated. BYE!!!

This week's post is about moving on from gymnastics to dancing in gym class, arguments with fellow students, and missing my curfew. Have a fun week! BYE!!!

This week's post is about more Boy Scout shenanigans, reciting a Spanish poem with unpleasant interruptions, and learning to drive a minibike.

This week's post is about our school director leaving, riding on a minibike, and pranks at a Boy Scout camp weekend.

This week's post is about getting hit on the head with a rock, neighborhood kids escorting me to Dr. Caldera's house, and taking an F in my dreaded gym class.

Today's post is about taking a nap during recess on some mats, leaves tickling my ears, and more frightening tremors. BYE!!!

This week's post is about dissecting an iguana, working the fresco stand, and bad luck striking me three times in one day!

This week's post is about attending a party with awkward games, dying my eyelashes, and getting a typhoid shot.

This week's post is about getting in trouble by waving, David shouting at a motorcyclist who was interested in me, and a pen fight.

Today's post is about Dad traveling to Guatemala, hanging up a Pan Am poster, and walking our boxer Penny, who escapes and causes quite an uproar.

This week's post is about throwing rotten eggs, climbing Volcano Santiago, and reading a new TEEN magazine.

This week's post is about riding the school bus for the first time, learning to eat with chopsticks, and trying unfamiliar foods.

This week's post talks about starting to ride the school bus, our cook quitting, and playing "policia y ladrones."

This week's post is about oral reports on Russian Literature, David turning the hose on us, and going to the principal's office.

This week's post is about a new school schedule, shopping at La Colonia, and equal rights

This week's post covers my body's muscle memory, attempting cartwheels, and going to the dentist.

This week's blog is about visiting my friend Pat in Costa Rica, taking my first solo taxi drive, and eating Dos Pinos ice cream.