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The Bainbridge Ometepe Sister Islands Association builds bridges of friendship between Bainbridge Island in Washington State and Ometepe island in Nicaragua. For 25 years, we have constructed schools and water systems together, learned each others’ languages and customs, and been welcomed into each others’ homes.
Much has changed since 1986, when Kim Esterberg first set foot on Ometepe in search of a sister island and Moyagalpa Mayor Diego Martinez told Kim that what Ometepe needed most was respect. What has not changed in 25 years is the vision of a long-term, sustainable relationship—a mutually beneficial partnership of equals. This mutuality of respect is what we celebrate as we mark our first quarter-century in 2011.
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One celebation after another marks 25th anniversary
Dagoberto Hernandez Martinez, a 2010 English teacher delegate to Bainbridge Island, with his daughter at the celebration in San Jose del Sur.
If you want to be treated like royalty, just travel to Ometepe for an anniversary celebration!
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Pulling ivy at Ferncliff Village
For the past several years, the Ometepe student delegation has taken on a community service project on Bainbridge—in addition to work they do while on Ometepe. The 2012 student delegation volunteered pulling ivy at the Housing Resource Board’s Ferncliff Village on Sunday, March 19.
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