Teaching English in Nicaragua

Fun, adventurous and cheap, Nicaragua is one of the safer countries in the region. Only recently discovered by the tourist hordes, it is no surprise tourists are now making a beeline for this Central American country. Colonial architecture, white sandy beaches, volcanoes, lakes, and diverse flora and fauna are just a taste of what you can discover in Nicaragua.

With a multi-ethnic population of Europeans, Africans, Asians and those with Middle Eastern origins, Nicaragua is an interesting mix of cultures, architecture, food and music. Granada should be your destination if you enjoy wandering the streets admiring colourful Spanish buildings and churches; head over to San Juan del Sur to surf and hang out at a cheap bar on the beach; or go to Ometepe Island to hike a volcano.

Travelling can be difficult around Nicaragua at times. Not because of the actual transport systems but the directions and names of places. Let us explain first of all Nicaragua doesn’t have street names. Instead it’s a unique address system where the addresses are contextual. So if you were looking for your hotel you might approach someone and the response will be “head south past the post offices, turn left and go one block past the church and then at the museum you’ll find your hotel next door”. It’s a system the Nicaraguans are proud to have different to compare to the rest of the world and it doesn’t cause any inconvenience to the locals. For travellers be extra vigilant of your surroundings as time those same landmarks could come in very handy when discovering new areas.

Lake Nicaragua is a stunning fresh water lake running the length of Nicaragua. It’s the 19th largest lake in the world and for decades it was believed to be landlocked until 1961 a influx of bull sharks had helped identify that this wasn’t the case. The bull sharks interestingly were discovered to modify their physiology to cope with freshwater surroundings when entering from the usual salt water ocean.