Posted in Leon1 - 06/02/2014 by Nolan Ramirez
The day started at a cool 6:45, everybody slumping out of their beds after a rigorous day of working in Leon’s central market. We walked around the corner to Deja Vu; fruit was for breakfast. While it initially looked like it’s sign of a long, tiring day,...
Posted in Leon1 - 06/02/2014 by Kevin Dieu, Lewis Hong
Work is something that most of the Glimpsers within our group would find quite familiar, whether that be working as a tutor at Kumon or a front desk manager at an Animal Care and Control Clinic. However, none of these experiences would have prepared us for...
Posted in Leon1 - 06/02/2014 by Adrianna Rodriguez
Our day was filled with many challenges but also filled with a lot of joy. We woke up at 6:00 am and had breakfast at Deja Vu (our local comedor). What we didn’t expect was everything we were going to experience today, like how amazing and joyful the children at...
Posted in Leon1 - 06/02/2014 by Kyla Jose, David Lien
Can you believe it? Twenty-four hours of bucket showers, not using electricity, and having gallo pinto (rice and beans) twice. Today was the infamous “Living $1 a Day” challenge day. After a long night with no fans, we woke up in cold sweat at 5 AM....
Posted in Leon1 - 06/02/2014 by Rebecca Chong
Today was the day we got to shadow a Nicaraguan student and design our community action project (CAP). Apparently according to everyone, when I woke up the guys, I sounded like a drill sergeant, letting an alarm go off first, then pounding on the door yelling...
Posted in Leon1 - 06/02/2014 by Kevin Dieu
A loud snort to my right wakes me up. It is my friend Nolan snoring away under the humid air trapped inside the confines of the boys’ room. Reaching up to the top bunk, I nudge Evander to check the time. He grabs the watch and to our surprise, the...
Posted in Leon1 - 06/02/2014 by Adrianna Rodriguez
Today’s theme was fun! Once we got our energy from our delicious Nicaragüense food at around 8:00 am, we started off with a fun energizer to get our group ready and going. We took a short bus ride and boat ride to Juan Venado Island. The bus ride was fun in...
