Our first free day started with a wake up call at 8:00 a.m. with breakfast on the table by 8:30 a.m. We then separated into two groups. The groups roamed the city with stops to the internet cafe to get in touch with their loved ones back home, and after some tears of joy from hearing from all of you, we proceeded to explore the beautiful city of Esteli. We went  to a delicious smoothie shop, a grocery store named Pali where all the locals get their food, a clothing store, and a souvenir store where we got gifts for our families and friends. The ice cream shop is also something the group highly anticipated, so we made sure to make the trip there.  We felt extremely lucky to be experiencing some of what Esteli has to offer. Roaming around the city, has only brought us closer. We know that future free days will do the same.