Posted in Matagalpa2 - 6/17/2017 by Isa & Aracelli
Today was a long and stressful, yet still insightful, day for us glimpsers. We got to experience living like a local. We started off with a wakeup call at 6 am. We also got the chance to shower using buckets! Yay. (JK). We then ate a simple breakfast that...
Posted in Matagalpa2 - 6/17/2017 by Morgan and Maddie
Today we got to sleep in… till 5am! We ate breakfast in the hostal and surprisingly we didn’t eat gallo pinto. Then the groups split up. Half the group went to private school and half the group went to public. I (Maddie) went to public school, which was...
Posted in Matagalpa2 - 6/17/2017 by Abigail F.
Today we had the chance to go around different places in Matagalpa since it was our free day. People went in groups of four to places like Yum Yum, which is a bakery, and Kiss Me, which is an ice cream shop. Most of the groups went to these two places the most and...
Posted in Matagalpa2 - 6/17/2017 by Esther Mathew and Ashley Alberto
Wednesday the 21st, Day 5, started at the not-so-bright, but very early time of 4:30am. By 5:00am, we hopped on the bus and started heading towards La Finca Canavalia (self sustainable farm). After breakfast, we listened to Luis Ramones who was one of the head...
Posted in Matagalpa2 - 6/17/2017 by Grace Leman
Tuesday the the 20th (day 3) was a heavy day for M2A both emotionally and in our schedule. After breakfast we visited Las Hormiguitas in Susuma neighborhood, Matagalpa. Global Glimpse has partnered with them before to help with several projects. The center has...
Posted in Matagalpa2 - 6/17/2017 by Sophi-e/a
Day Three was a busy day for us M2A Glimpsers. We woke up SUPER early at the hour of 7 am and immediately gathered to have a breakfast for our new favorite dish: gallo pinto. We then loaded the bus–after filling our water bottles–and drove outside of the...
Posted in Matagalpa2 - 6/17/2017 by Cristee Lempe & Derek Lough
We arrived late last night in Managua and stayed at Hotel Mozonte. We had a late dinner at the hotel while the kids competed in some geographical trivia; the winners were George and Sophia. Then it was off to bed. We had a 6AM wake up before enjoying gallo pinto,...