Posted in Leon2 - 06/06/2014 by David Paul Nguyen
Today was one of the most important days in the itinerary: Poverty Day. This meant that we made a visit to the Leon dump to talk to the people who work there every day, rain or shine, in order to provide for their families by finding things to sell or use. So, what do...
Posted in Leon2 - 06/06/2014 by Jasmina Karajic
Rice and beans. Beans and rice. Beeeeeans to the left! Beeeeeeans to the right! Beans criss-crossed! Rice with a bean. Beans with a grain of rice. That is what we ate all day yesterday. By the time I had woken everyone up, we all grumbled our way over to Quiero Mas....
Posted in Leon2 - 06/06/2014 by Jenny Pham & Renu Bansal
Who has the power to even wake up at 3 o’clock in the morning?! That’s just bizarre, but WE do. Yes, we woke up at 3 in the morning just to eat a plate of gallopinto (rice and beans). Just kidding, today’s main activity was “Living on a $1 a...
Posted in Leon2 - 06/06/2014 by Maddy Miller
Today was our first official Fun Day! After we were all awake and dressed for the day, we headed over to Quiero Mas for our usual breakfast, which included scrambled eggs, gallo pinto, fruit, a tortilla and a cool glass of lemonade. When we were all done eating, the...
Posted in Leon2 - 06/06/2014 by Sarah Povey
I’m subbing in for our El Lider Del Dia, Sophia Huibers, who has been unfortunately sick the past couple days. Today was our first free day, so the students got to explore the city, do some laundry, buy souvenirs, try out some different food vendors, and take in...
Posted in Leon2 - 06/06/2014 by Alice Andes
Friday, June 13th was the D-Day that everyone dreaded. However, the only bad luck we came across was waking up at 4am, fighting the heavy eyelids and yawns as we slowly made our way down to our meeting room for breakfast. But hey…we had work to do, money to...
Posted in Leon2 - 06/06/2014 by Marcella dePunzio
I wake up before the sun, and wonder what night life is like in Leon. Using all of my early-morning limited agility, I manage to untangle my useless mosquito net, balance on the other beds to jump down from my bunk, and not crash into the large fan we keep on all...
