Posted in Matagalpa - 06/06/2013 by Grachelle To
For many of us glimpsers, today was a very emotional and eye-opening day that most of us would probably never forget. Our day started with a seminar about poverty not just in Nicaragua, but also the rest of the world. The question of the day was “What is...
Posted in Matagalpa - 06/06/2013 by Sirena Tran
Today’s theme was aid and development for us, and many of us were interested to see what was in store in our field trips today. Starting off with the day we had breakfast and then we had a seminar on how the United States gives foreign aid to other countries....
Posted in Matagalpa - 06/06/2013 by Evan Do
Today was our very first fun day! We visited a recreation center called Vida Joven (which means Young Life). There were many activities to do at Vida Joven such as canoeing, hiking, and there was even a gym where you could play soccer, basketball or just chill...
Posted in Matagalpa - 06/06/2013 by Thuan Phung
For culture day we were expected to put together a dance performance for the INEP dance class. We spent our free time the night before practicing our group dance. We put in hard work, sweat (we can water plants with our combined perspiration), and blood (lots of...
Posted in Matagalpa - 06/06/2013 by Jasmin Husain
Today we experienced living on a dollar a day beginning with bucket showers at 4:45 AM. That was an entirely new experience! The most memorable and important part of the day was visiting the families who lived in the community. When we were introduce to our housing...
Posted in Matagalpa - 06/06/2013 by Justin Christopher Esguerra
Today I have learned a lot when it comes to Cordobas and U.S. Dollars. 1 U.S. dollar is 24 Cordobas. Before we went shopping today since we as a group we had to exchange our U.S. dollars into Cordobas. The prices of a lot of things looked very different here in...
Posted in Matagalpa - 06/06/2013 by Trinh Duong
Today was another long day here in Matagalpa. We spent the day running around high on sugar and coffee. Some of us spent so much we only had one cordoba left for the next two weeks. (Boo. :c) Unfortunately a few students fell ill today but are on the road to recovery....
