“Our coffee plantation got hit by roya, which is a fungus that attacks the leaves of the Coffee plants. My daughter wants to become a doctor and next year she will go to high school. The school is outside of the plantation so she will have to travel by school bus. The ride costs about 20 Cordobas per day but because of the roya we cannot afford it anymore. That’s why I am trying to earn a little extra money by doing other peoples laundry. This way she will hopefully be able to attend high school next year. ”

Nicaragua – San Ramon

More stories?

By buying this book you are directly contributing to the continuation of Humans of Amsterdam.

Get the book

See more

“My relationships with women never lasted very long. Either they left or divorced me, one even died.” “If you could change something about the past, what would it be?” “I’d probably just stuck with Yolanda, she was a good girl.” Nicaragua - Matagalpa

‘What are you guys doing outside, shouldn’t you be in class?“ ’'No, not today.. It’s cleaning-the-school day!” Nicaragua - Matagalpa

“The first man I fell in love with was already married. Because the Christian missionary movement was in control it was forbidden to get a divorce. That’s why it was not possible to re-marry. We ended up getting four children. The second man I fell in love with was...