Of Lakes and Volcanoes  Today I read on La Prensa an interview
of Dr. Oscar Rene Vargas.They talked of almost all the pressing
issues that Nicaragua has faced and is facing presently; The
importance of investing on education from top to bottom, inside
and out. The interview is light but I think his answers are
insightful.The problem with the so called opposition and leaders
that won't allow anyone to think different. When asked Does
every nation has the government it deserves? He answered: I
would say that those that can, (laughing) deserve a better one.
When asked: As a sociologist, how would you define the
nicaraguense? His answer: February of '79 Somoza had a rally,
with 100,000 thousand, 200,000 thousand persons shouting Somoza,
te quedas, no te vas (you stay, you won't leave). Three months
later the insurrection started. Somoza, mejor te vas (you better
leave ), The nicaraguense goes from the relative serenity and
calm of a lake to the explosion of a volcanoe.When does it
happen? Nobody knows. With those