¡Hola desde Estelí, Nicaragua!
In honor of being el lider del dia, I get to write the blog today! Today we had a much needed free day after five days of discovering and exploring the culture, history and education of Nicaragua.
We started the day by waking up at 8:30 in the morning, which would be considered early if we were back at the states, but after waking up at 6:00 AM (some days even earlier) everyday, it was a great feeling being able to wake up at your own leisure. Although it was “free day”, we were still able to emerge ourselves into the daily lives of the people in Estelí. We walked through the community visiting the cyber cafés, coffee houses, el supermercado (grocery store), and getting some froyo! When we weren’t roaming the streets of Estelí, or when things didn’t go our way, as many of the stores are closed on Sunday, we made the best of our time by bonding with one another by singing karaoke, playing board games, dancing, having a photo shoot and even working out. It honestly feels that we’ve all known each other for weeks. However, the highlight of the day for the majority of us was being able to contact our family, and using WiFi. I don’t think I’ve been without WiFi for that long in my life, which is sad now that I think of it, LOL! Unfortunately, not everybody was able to speak with their loved ones, because they were unable to reach them, so just remember to pick up the phone even if it’s a number that’s out of area. On the plus side, there will be more free days for us to go to the cyber cafe to talk.
We ended our day by having our nightly meeting and reflecting on our day. We now are currently watching the Warriors game together in Español (Let’s go Dubs), and getting ready for bed. Sadly this post is not very long, but nonetheless we had a great day filled with laughs. For example, when we read Andy’s reply to the previous comment about Stephen wearing his shirt, we were all dying. Which brings to mind, please comment on the posts!! We always read out them out loud, and seeing the face of the person to which the comment is directed to is priceless.
Until tomorrow,
E1A <3
P.S, some messages from us glimpses:
Stephen: Yo Brittany, tell Leann to read my blog! And I love you too Andy hehe
Brianna: S/O to my sister, and I’m excited for being el lider del día tomorrow!
David: Mom, Dad, don’t forget to feed Arthur!
Jess: S/O to my mom, tell Jenny to tell Gabe and all of them to read AND COMMENT on the blogs to get me through every night! I love you all.
Claudia: S/O to my mom and my dad for reading this! Also for my boyfriend Jesus for caring and being concern about me I’m okay! I love all you guys and miss you so much!!!!!!!! <3
Kathy: Hi mom, dad, sissy, and coco! I miss Asian food and sleeping with coco but my roommate, Jess, and new friends are cool hehe. s/o to Interact family have fun at prom this weekend and happy early b’day Sam love you so much!!!!!!!!!!!!! =) -KAT
Me: I love you Mom, Dad, Annie, Thy Phuong Jojo anh mac and maddie. I miss you guys hehe. Congrats Thy, and I’m so proud of you for graduating from UCSD, and to Maddie, feel better my poor bby 🙁
Elsa : Dad,teach mom how to use the blog haha I love and miss you guys!! 🙁 also pls tell Carlos and serg I said hi && S/O to all the ahill peeps that commented sweet things (‘: big love to all you guys! Hehe
Lorenzo: Hello family, friends, and my bffl Tora, I hope you guys are all doing well without me in your everyday lives. I miss you guys mucho. I’ll be home before you guys know it. Hugs and kisses from me and my Nicaraguan family.
Ari: Mom and Dad, I love and miss you so much!
Thanks Kat! I know you’re having a fantastic time in Estelí and I miss you a lot!!! Love you lots!!!
great post vivian 🙂
I got you Stephen don’t worry
missed you at summer send off today, kat! it was nice seeing you in the interact chat for that brief minute haha
love, brittany
TO CLOUD:I just came back from camp and mami told you were sick. I hope your feeling better and having tons of fun. Girl write us back! Mami is staying by the phone waiting to hear from ya. Be safe and have fun!!!!!
We were happy to hear your voice yesterday,we are so proud of you. I hope you are feeling better be strong and enjoy every monent. we miss you a lot is quiet at home,because you are allways dancing of practicing your sheer. we love you. Lety, Mom and Dad (I know we have to go to the sheer meeting)
Hi John, Josh and Nica miss you. We love you. Take care always.
Can’t wait to read your post Brianna!!! I know you’ll be an awesome leader! I miss you and so do the doggies! We’ll see ya soon! 🙂
-Silver
I was so happy to hear from you Lorenzo! I can’t wait for you to tell me more stories when you get back, I’m so proud of you. I miss you and love you so much. I look forward to hearing from you again.
-your best friend
Hi Elsa, I hope your having good time, Dad, Sergio and Carlos say hi, we love you and miss you. Carlos is sleeping in your bed lol!!!
Hi Arian, It was so nice to hear from you first hand of what you are up to on your Global Glimpse trip. Your calm manner and genuine love for others are so easily apparent no matter which country you are visiting; you are a true world citizen. We love you and are so proud of you. Take care, Mom and Dad
Elsa, I know you’re enjoying and having a great time at Esteli, but most important you’re enriching your knowledge in all aspects in order to became better citizen, better student and appreciate more of what you have here at home. We all are very proud of you.
Love, Dad
Hi Emma, it was so nice to hear your voice yesterday! Love and miss you much! I hope Free Day was a nice, relaxing break and gave you plenty of time to reflect on all you’ve seen and done. More fun sure to come! xoxo <3 :-*
“One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” – Henry Miller
Hi Jessica, I will tell them! I just want to let you know that I don’t go to sleep without reading the blog every night and hoping to see you in the pictures. You guys are all awesome and in Our prayers. Jessica, I Love you and Miss my Little girl. Dad says Hi chicle, he misses you, and God bless You! Que tengan un dia excelente y disfruten muchachos!
Hi Vivian,
Your trip sounds like it’s been a blast so far! Why didn’t I get a S/O at the end?? You missed my graduation from a 4-year University and I didn’t even get an acknowledgement!? Haha jk, I need to remember that not everything is about me ;P.
Sounds like you are immersing yourself into the culture and the community. I hope you are learning a lot and I hope to learn more from you when you come back! It is an exciting thing to explore a new country with completely new people. This trip is so special and unique to you so make sure you’re making the best of it. The bonds you are creating with the individuals around you is incomparable. Be in the now- carpe diem! Work hard and be kind. Love you lots!
PS – WARRIORS WON THE CHAMPIONSHIP!!!!