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 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.

This week's post includes my brother's diary, a visit to an orthodontist, and a weekend in Costa Rica.

This week's post is about attending classes in hot army tents, still struggling with P.E., and David being called a dork.

This week's post is about riding on the Pan Am bus, being a little boy crazy, and reading Doña Bárbara for Spanish class.

This week's post is about getting angry at a friend, renewing our passports, and pulling out mattresses to practice for P.E. My brother David talks about being accepted by the neighborhood gang and being a prankster

This week's post is about being grouchy, eating at Tip-Tok, and playing Funny Bones.

This week's post again has my brother David collaborating. It has an interesting cure to help me sleep, my Dad's 45th birthday, and a mink mouse.

This week, I am again collaborating with my brother David, who has found his 1973 journals. This post talks about locker problems, finding out about lost friends and trying C-rations.

In this post, we return to Managua after the earthquake, catch up with friends, and return to school.

In this week's post, we say goodbye to our family in Ohio, fly on a Pan American 747, and spend a few days in Panama.

This week's post has us still at my grandparents', a turkey dinner to make up for the spoiled one at Christmas, and a wonderful surprise.

This week's entries are about family visitors, lots of shopping, and dining at Burger King. Fritz the dog got in trouble and left me a present on my pillow.

This post is about going snowmobiling for the first time, having "spagatti" and buying my dad 13 D shoes.

This week's post is full of pleasant surprises, good news about our A.N.S. School, and, believe it or not, getting tired of watching T.V.