Last Sunday the villagers of La Prussia held a baseball match to which I went even though I know very little about baseball. Baseball is the Number 1 sport in Nicaragua, a throwback to the US military invasion of Nicaragua in the 1920´s. Along with a smattering of volunteers and highly enthusiastic village supporters we were also joined the crew of Discovery Channel.
They were in town filming a show on Nicaragua for their new Latin America season and have featured in the the show some of the work of La Esperanza and the lives of the people the organization works with.
(fans!)
I was filmed in a very canned take eating a hotdog (nice traditional fodder!) served by Fatima whose house you can see in the background of the pictures enclosed.
Monday the crew came to the school in La Prussia and filmed 'a typical day' of schooling, I had expected bedlum but I think the kids were as excited about the rice and frijoles provided as the crew themselves. Although naturally seeing themselves on movie image was pretty cool for some.
The series is due to start in the US in June and then a guess it will find its way over to Europe. It wasn't something I imagined to be involved in but if you ever see the adverts for a Discovery Channel show on Nicaragua watch it and you might see the villagers of La Prussia, the work of La Esperanza and maybe even see me standing looking confused watching yet another sport I don't understand or stuffing my face with a dodgy perro caliente!
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