Originally from the West Michigan lakeshore, Bethany Beachum now calls Nicaragua home, where she works in sustainable health, agriculture, and community development. When she is not traveling to rural regions of the country for work, she lives with her husband in a tiny cabin just outside the capital. In her free time, she enjoys writing about and photographing Nicaragua's vibrant landscape and culture which is documented at bethanybeachum.com.
Editor’s note: Each Thursday, we feature a throwback piece from Topology’s predecessor, catapult magazine. In this essay from 2011, Catherine Woodiwiss discovers how play can…