Author: Gandharvika Gopal

Nearly 40 years later, Brookline’s partnership with Nicaraguan town persists despite modern challenges

The Quezalguaque Library features thousands of books, multiple computers and printers, an arts program, and a mobile library to reach more remote areas. The library, opened in 2004, was constructed by Brookline volunteers, Quezalguaque locals, and through donations from the Sister City Project, Brookline Rotary, and Friends of the Brookline Public Library. Photo courtesy of the Brookline-Quezalguaque Sister City Project.

As dawn brightens in Quezalguaque, Nicaragua, cows meander through town to pasture. When dusk arrives, the cows return. Decades earlier, a teacher from Brookline gave one cow to the rural Nicaraguan school where she taught. The promise of milk for her young students marked the beginning of a lasting relationship. The two towns, almost four… Continue reading Nearly 40 years later, Brookline’s partnership with Nicaraguan town persists despite modern challenges