My guide during the time in Nicaragua was Luis, a young 18 year old who not only drove me around Nicaragua but also showed me the world of a young, proud Nicaraguan who is as passionate about famous Nicaraguan poets as he is about fast German automobiles. Luis talked at length about Nicaragua’s many lakes, it’s abundance of volcanoes, and the past struggles that he never got to see firsthand but still felt in his life and the lives of his family. During my time in Nicaragua,