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I learned to dream on a Nicaraguan chicken bus
I recently decided to spend a month on an island in Nicaragua, far from anything resembling a city.
The highlight of my experience turned out to be nothing that most tourists would be interested in: a two-hour ride to my destination on a crowded so-called chicken bus, which is how the locals, and intrepid foreign backpackers, get around.
- Robert Klose
- The Christian Science Monitor
Before traveling to Nicaragua, I had had certain anxieties, even though, or maybe because, I had visited developing countries before.
Would I be safe?
Would I find my way?
What if I fell ill or had an accident?
How would I thrive in a…