"Nicaragua" By Alejandra Perez/ Collab. with Joy Liu & Come Bien

In the Wind", heres the 1STedition. Its about poc (people of color) and their travels.

My name is Alejandra, born and raised in MANAGUA, NICARAGUA. Nica is located in the heart of Central America, between the Pacific Ocean & Caribean Sea. “Somos tan nica, como el pinolillo”. We eat Gallopinto, Nacatamales, Vigoron, Cosa de horno, Cajeta de coco con tamarindo, drink Chicha, Cacao y Cebada. We dance to the rhythim of our caribean heart. Palo de Mayo, Salsa, Merengue, Cumbia, y bailamos Folklor al ritmo de la Marimba.

“El chancho, El chancho, El chancho!… Vas a querer amorcito?…comprame!

Te lo voy a dar hermoso! Y con ipegue…

si amor!

– Piropo Nicaraguense (typical phrase to sell)

I haven’t roamed around the world, but I’ve taken steps out side my door, my neighborhood, my city, my state and my country. Been up and down all California, visited Nevada, flown over the seas of the gulf of mexico, and to my native country, Nicaragua. Although my heart truly has stayed in my native country.

“Hay que sembrar la tierra compañeros,hay que sembrar la nueva patria que crece”

-Somos Hijos del Maiz by Carlos Mejia

• A relavant historic phrase that touched many people, one of the many blockages of food that effected in the civil war in 79’ in Nicaragua.

I live in your typical American urban community, stuck between the city lights and the rural surroundings. Nicaragua is your typical humid environment. Hills and volcanoes make Nicaragua’s curves sensual. From the city lights of the Managua the capitol to the coastal caribean side of our native roots the people are filled with beauty and cultural inspiration. They live their lives day by day expecting nothing more than a pursuit of happiness. Different from the lives of our American neighborhoods, living our daily lives tied up with stress and fear.

It’s extremely important for youth of color, different backgrounds, language and culture to explore, travel and roam this land. To learn about their roots, to feed their souls with history. To grow branches with other cultures. To soak their leaves with foreign soil. To plant, sow, grow, and expand! But to come back to their neighborhoods and teach others.Learn to teach & teach to learn.!

Si la patria es pequeña, uno grande la sueña.

- Ruben Dario

( Nicaragua’s finest poet)