Recent posts from: Jinotega – 6/10/2015


Rain, smiles and determination


Another day in paradise. Pouring rain and fun in the mud what more could you ask for? The day started with the earliest wake up call so far… 4am… Luckily we had time for a quick little nap on the bus on our way to the Bastilla Ecolodge technical school. We ended up...

Nos vemos, Jinotega!


Our last day in Jinotega started with breakfast at Buffet de la Familiar. Afterwards, we packed our bags and did last minute shopping for souvenirs and gifts for friends and family here in Jinotega and back home.  Around 1030am, our bags and luggage were loaded into...

Reflection Day


Greetings from the glorious Jinotega for the second to last time! One of today’s activities consisted of hiking to Pena De La Cruz, which is a giant mountain that many people hike up to, to reach the giant cross located at the very top. Team Jinotega began the...

Fun Day Fits Its Name


Hello everyone! It’s Aly and today was the final “fun day” of our extraordinary trip!  Ironically, fun day began by waking up to me knocking on everyone’s’ doors, yelling out “Fun Day!!” at 4 o’clock in the morning.  For...

Working Like A Local


Greetings from the lovely Jinotega! Right now this is Makayla going to talk about our fun filled day working as a Jinotegano! We started the day with a super early wake up call at four am in order to get to our destination La Bastilla Ecolodge Technical School. After...

A Well Deserved Break- June 24


Hello everyone this is Brandon and today we had our second and final free day of the trip. This free day could not have come at a better time than after the three days of the Community Action Project (CAP). Doing CAP was a very busy and stressful time and today we...

The Sweet Taste of Victory- CAP Day 3


Firstly, we would like to give a huge shout out to Ang’s family for being the most frequent commenters; it makes for interesting nightly meetings. And now, what you’ve all been waiting for, the results of our CAP project. We started out our day with a 6:30...