Posted in Jinotega - 06/29/2014 by Gaby
Last Friday, our group of slightly sleep-deprived, but enthusiastic travelers awoke at 7:15 for a typical Nicaraguan breakfast of gallo pinto and scrambled eggs with a glass of mango juice to wash it down. To warm us up for our politics day, Julia surprised us with a...
Posted in Jinotega - 06/29/2014 by Mika
Hi, I’m MikaElla Pamaran and I was today’s Lider del Dia for Global Business. Two of Nicaragua’s major exports are coffee and chocolate. Today, we visited Soppexca, a cooperative in Jinotega that produces coffee and chocolate. We started our morning...
Posted in Jinotega - 06/29/2014 by John M. and Helen
My name is John Melius, and my name is Helen On, and this is our story. Coming to you fairly late from the City of Mists in Northern Nicaragua, We bring news of the day they call “Work like a Local Day”. (J) -The day started promptly at 4:20 a.m. with a...
Posted in Jinotega - 06/29/2014 by Courtenay Tessler
Diana celebrated her 17th birthday with us. There were several firsts for her: first time petting a horse, first time on a boat, first time in a canyon. We had a birthday party for her at a local restaurant where we were able to dance. Our evening ended with a...
Posted in Jinotega - 06/29/2014 by Melissa
Hello All! Today was fun day, and the venue was El Lago Apanás! When we arrived at the lake it looked, to me, as if it was out of a book. Horses were grazing on the grassy field that stretched to the waters edge and the view of the mountains that surrounded the lake...