Recent posts from: Esteli – 07/24/2013


CAP & Discoteca


Hi! My name is Jeffrey Shu and I was the leader of the day (El Lider del Dia) for the second and final day of working on the community action project. Our project was to paint a room in La Casa de Cultura and to build a railing for the balcony. The day was jam-packed...

CAP Delivery Day


“Nothing name can’t” is a phrase my mother would always say in moments of when obstacles seemed impossible to overcome, and now as a 17 year old I still live by those words. My name is Barrington Elvis Latham, born and raised in Boston,Ma, with...

Free Day?!?


Hello from Keven and Dion! My name is Dion, I’m 16 years old from San Francisco, California, and I am the shortest student on this trip. I’m blessed to have been given this opportunity to experience a completely different culture from the one I have grown...

CAP Design


Let me begin with a short introduction. My name is Douglas Pan from Union City, California. Today I was given the opportunity to be el lida del dia, or leader of the day in English. Much of our day today revolved around planning for our community action project, or...

C.A.P. Discovery Day


Hello everyone! I was Leader of the Day for C.A.P. Discovery Day. C.A.P stands for Community Action Project. The group chooses an organization we want to work with, and then we create a project that benefits the organization and its surrounding community for a long...

Perspective: $1 Dollar a Day at La Pita


Our third reality challenge came with a lot of complications. We were able to overcome all of these challenges and make it through the day with just one dollar. We started our day at 5 am and headed out to our favorite buffet (buffet Esteli ). We were only allowed to...