la casa de café

--a favorite meeting spot in managua. there are actually three locations (two are inside centros comerciales), but last night i joined my friends sara (another fulbrighter from UCSC), and roxanne (with witness for peace) for queques and cafés in barrio los robles. a warm capuchino covered with foam and a sprinkle of cinnamon, accompanied by a delicious piece of carrot cake full of raisins and pineapple, on the balcony of a two-story house covered with vines and partly sheltered from the street by huge cieba trees, a nice break for reflection and conversation, much-needed in the midst of the daily routine of meetings, interviews, buses, taxis, traffic... paz, amor, y cafés, kristin