Teachings from the zoo

It’s been a while I didn’t share stories, so let me update about where life transported me.

I am currently in New York state, helping a friend as a Nanny for 1 month. We met last year in Chile while I was an Au pair. I’m putting the context out there to share www.aupair-world.net, where you can register for free and connect with families everywhere to home stay & help as a nanny. It’s small money, but it will cover most expenses plus it’s a great way to absorb a new culture and discover new surroundings.

Back to the zoo teachings: 

Yesterday, I went for the first time to the majestic Central Park in New York City, more precisely to the zoo. Between friends & kids, we were all cheerful, wandering from the sea lions to the snow monkeys, to the red panda, and finally to the mountain lion. From there, my perception of freedom changed.

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A small movie from Nicaragua

Cinco Cuartos – Produced and directed by Freddy Arceda T., assisted by Melani Monterrey

Don Pedro is the owner of some rooms in a popular district of Managua, the capital of Nicaragua. During the night, he becomes a spy who looks into the secret life of his tenants. During the day, everybody comes back to a “normal” social life.

Through this very well done short movie, Freddy Arceda is pointing to this paradox of human life: the secret life we live alone and the public life we share with others. The movie also transports you to the decor of daily life in Managua.

Freddy Arceda and Melani Monterrey live and work in Managua in the field of communication and media and they are also active defenders of women rights in Nicaragua.