¨Where the Streets Have No Name¨

Dear popular-rock-group U2,

You must have visited Nicaragua, hence naming your record breaking song accordingly. Now having moved here pretty permanently (at least for now), I am now that individual who experiences those dusty and flooded streets. How appropriate the name!

Cheers,
Joanna


What´s interesting about Nicaragua is that there are hardly any street names or address numbers to each house. Here are the directions to my house: El parque el sur, la casa celeste--south of the park, celestial green house. Directions to my old house: From where the old fritangas restaurant used to be, 3 blocks to the west, 2 blocks to the north, and half a block to the west. First of all, I just moved here, so how am I supposed to know where the old fritangas restaurant (which closed down 30 years ago) used to be? Needless to say, I had to learn my north, east, south, west directions REALLY quickly. In a bigger city, you´re lucky because you´d have a calle principal, main street but that´s about it. But hey, the point is, whatever the system, the people here get it and so will I.