Posted in Leon2 - 7/05/2015 by Javier and Matt
The day began early at 5 am, everyone was tired but still excited for what the day would bring; which was a hike up to a volcano that we could slide down on sand boards. As leader of the day we wanted to make sure everybody in my group was prepared and pumped for the...
Posted in Leon2 - 7/05/2015 by Shreya Reddy and Nathaly Romero
Before we start today’s blog, we would like to introduce ourselves. I, Shreya Reddy, am pictured wearing a red shirt and dark brown pants. And, I, Nathaly, am not pictured today, but I am there in spirit! Today, we woke up at 6:15 a.m., and many of us were...
Posted in Leon2 - 7/05/2015 by Anna Agron and Tatum Wong
Today was our first step to making a difference here in Nicaragua at the Barrilete Organization through our community action project (CAP). Our group of passionate, incoming leaders worked especially hard to design an intricate vision and put it to life. The task was...
Posted in Leon2 - 7/05/2015 by Natalia Plancarte
Happy Revolution Day! For those of you who don’t know, here on July 19 it’s revolution day. Lots of people went down to the capital of the country. Today is a Sunday and you know what that means ….. FREE DAY!!! How exciting, we get to explore the...
Posted in Leon2 - 7/05/2015 by Jordan Graham
(Jordan) Today we started off our day preparing for what we were going to do for our project at Barrilete. We came up with four different groups for what we wanted to do. Group one is going to be painting murals for the Barrilete living room as well as the classrooms....
Posted in Leon2 - 7/05/2015 by Heather Huston and Makaila Stritzel
Today was a long and emotional day for many of us. We started the morning off by waking up at 6 am and bundling up in long sleeve shirts and pants to go to the dump. Extra layers were necessary for precautionary reasons. After a tasty breakfast we headed over to the...
Posted in Leon2 - 7/05/2015 by Samantha Wiggins-Harris
Hola, loved ones back home! We started the day waking up before the sun was even up (how exciting). However, a time like 5 am could never bring our spirits down. I made sure no one turned on the electricity and performed bucket showers so that we all can get the full...
