I am a Senior!

I received this today after registering officially to graduate!

Hello, Devon Davey!

Congratulations, you have successfully submitted your Application for Graduation and Commencement to the Graduation Center. Seven to eight weeks prior to your scheduled Commencement Ceremony, you will be notified in writing regarding your eligibility to attend the Grad Finale event and the Commencement Ceremonies.

Thank you,
Graduation Center

Hopefully you can celebrate with me in May of 2009!!

Coming home

Adjusting to the luxury, consumerist, privileged life in the US, the life I was brought up in, was not as hard as I thought it would be. But that is something I have really thought about since I came back...how I want to live my life differently. Living in a poor and underdeveloped country for the summer, I have a good idea of how to change my lifestyle in little ways to live more sustainably, more practically and more green. The challenge will be making those changes last forever.

Now I am back in San Francisco and love it. I am getting to see all my friends I have not seen in a year and I am an RA for Freshman on campus. They are great so far. I also got a job working as a student assistant to the office of service learning, so I will be working with the Nicaragua summer program for next year. I am super excited...thats the update for now!

Pictures...finally!

In Managua during our orientation week, we went to a museum outside on the top of a little mountain with a great view, but also pictures and information on Augusto Sandino, a revolutionary and important political figure who was assasinated.

Here is a view of Managua from a view point above the museum we went to.

Here Emily and I are sitting in our first, abuelitos, rocking chairs in Nicaragua. We will soon learn just how much time we will have spent in those great chairs.

This is the main street in Ciudad Sandino. My friend Jolie lived in the pink house on the left. It was challenging taking pictures in the town because everyone stares at your and knows you are wealthy and a foreigner, therefore we do not have a lot of good ones.

This is my front porch near la calle principal, the main road. We were on a dirt road. How we described where we lived, since there are no street names or addresses is by the main elctronics store called El Gallo Mas Gallo. So we would say, I live two blocks north of gallo mas gallo and one half block to the south.

This is just outside my room, the little back yard with the pila, where Dona Maura washed the dishes and cloths.

This is the outside of my room. I had a little furnished room that was not attached to the little house. It was nice to have so much privacy.

This is my host cousin of the house who lived a couple blocks away named Fanny. She is 23 and has a two year old son. 18-22 is the typical age to have kids in Nicaragua, if not younger. She I and were very close and I miss her so much.

Here is Fanny and her son Gabriel. He is a terrorizer!

Osmar, my little four year old host brother with his cousin Gabriel...how adorable from afar!


This is my amazing host mom Dona Maura, she is 65 and cared for the whole house and family. This picture was taken by osmar..he needs to work on his photography skills!

Here is Osmar with the crayons I brought him when I arrived. Kids have such few resources for education and creativity and kids need both to be healthy and successful.


A good Nicaragua friend, who worked for the Foundation for Sustainable Development, had me over one sunday all day and this is her family. They were so sweet, with four girls...imagine. I had a great conversation with her dad about the US and Nicaraguan cultural and lifestyle differences.

Here I am with Anabelsy all the way on the right and her family.

Home Safe and Sound

I got home last night after a three hour flight from Managua to Houston and a four hour lay over and then another 2 and half hour flight to San Francisco. The whole tim eI was thinking about NIcaragua and all the great adventures I had. I am so sad not to speak and hear spanish all the time now. It was great seeing my whole family a the airport though. Even bailey my dog was in the car. The last two weeks in Nicaragua flew by, there is no way i could explain everything so I will be putting up pictures so you can see for yourself! I am glad to be back in california, but will miss everything about the last three months. I called my host Mom Dona Maura last night when i got in and she practically screamed she was so excited to hear from me. She ssaid ohhh my doll I am so glad you are with your parents and safe...It is amazing how I made my life there for three months, my job, my family and my friends and that tim will never be forgotten!