Whether for business, pleasure, a mission trip or whatever, two of the most frequently asked questions to the returning traveler are: "How was the food?" & "What did you eat?" That is why I felt it important to try to photograph as many meals as my mind would allow me to remember to do so. As atypical as I thought it was to be eating fried chicken in Nicaragua, it was just as uncommon to me to be sitting down ordering chicken strips. One might question if I really left North America & was in Central America! Tip-Top is Jesus' & Haley's favorite chicken place in Nicaragua. Naturally, they wanted me to share in that which they love. I was quite taken with it too. As far as the atmosphere or style, I would compare it to our KFC or Popeye's Chicken. Unlike here, you sit down there & a waitress comes to take your order. Where we would generally have our food within a few minutes here in the states, you could be waiting a while there-just like an actual restaurant. Tip-Top was "mucho bueno" (very good). Jesus' will actually begin working soon at a Tip-Top near his home. Before we left there, I went to the front of the building to snap a shot of the Christmas tree made out of lights. As I flew into Managua, I saw one of these trees from overhead. I was surprised to see so many of these as we drove around. According to Jesus', they like to celebrate Christmas all-year long there in Nicaragua. Once we made it back to the house, I decided to put on a little show for the guys. Throughout the day, the topic of my birthday being the following day had been discussed numerous times. At one point, after asking how old I would be, Jesus' stated that I looked like I was going to be 40 rather than 30. Some have seen these pictures & questioned if we were spinning around the bat & then trying to run in a straight line or what was transpiring. The bat was being used as my cane. However, as I tried to set myself up for portraying an old lady, Jesus continually caused me to burst into laughter breaking up my ability to keep a straight face. After multiple tries (which I did not post them all on here), we finally got a good one--what a beauty.
