Chorotega \Cho-ro-'te-ga\ n: name of native peoples who inhabited Nicaragua when the Spaniards came to the New Continent.

My name is René de Jesús Sandino Monterrey. I was born in Managua, Nicaragua, on Friday April 17, 1964, and though no Chorotegas exist today, I have a Chorotegan heart and soul. I live on Planet Earth, our common and only home. I invite you to join me in a continuous effort to protect our fragile environment.

Pablo Antonio Cuadra, a famous Nicaraguan poet and writer, in his book El Nicaragüense (The Nicaraguan), talking about the indio we have inside, states that the Chorotegas were a people of strong cultural originality and creative power and that the Chorotegas had a growing and evident domain in art and culture.

That is why I aspire to become a Renaissance Chorotega, and constantly emulate the creative, peaceful and democratic nature of our ancestors. My modest scientific, literary and artistic production is nothing but a speck in the universe. However, I believe that with the passing time, my contribution to the development of Information Studies and Technologies plus my artistic and philosophical attempts will help building a better world.

We should promote:

1. Education for everybody;
2. technological advances;
3. the exchange of ideas;
4. the free enterprise;
5. freedom of speech;
6. moral and civic principles; and
7. a more united world.

And eliminate:

1. Imaginary borders;
2. hate;
3. war;
4. political blindness; and
5. poverty.

The following activities allow me to balance the daily movement of routine in life:

1. Painting (acrylics, oil, pastel);
2. Writing (poetry and short stories mainly in Spanish);
3. Reading (universal history, science, economy, ... a little bit of everything);
4. Listen to Music (Pink Floyd, Santana, U2, Alan Parsons, Mozart, Chopin, Folkloric Central American);
5. Art (The Impressionists: Monet, Renoir, etc., Sculpture, ... );
6. Collect fountain pens, stamps, coins and paper bills.

1. Master of Information Science (1995)
   Thesis on Business Process Reengineering (BPR)
   Faculty of Information Studies
   University of Toronto
   Toronto, Canada
   
   
2. Bachelor of Computer Systems (1987)
   Universidad Autónoma de Centro América (UACA)
   San José, Costa Rica
   
   
3. Bachelor of Science, Letters/Arts and Philosophy (1981)
   Colegio Centro América
   Managua, Nicaragua
   

These are the goals which mould my daily thoughts and actions:

1. Promote the EDUCATION FOR EVERYBODY in Central America;
2. Cooperate with the economic, political and social development of Central America;
3. Protect the environment;
4. Leave a BETTER WORLD to future generations.