Greetings to all our loved ones back home. My name is Lorenzo, and I have had the fortunate opportunity to be able to serve our delegation as Èl lider del dia for our first fun day of the trip. Today we started our day off as early as 5:00 a.m. We had an early breakfast and then traveled 3 hours to the beautiful city of Masaya. For the most part, everyone fell fast asleep during the whole ride there. Upon arrival we first visited the spectacular Volcano Masaya. For most, like myself, it was the first volcano we had seen. The volcano was amazing, with the stench of rotten eggs filling the air due to the sulfur. Volcan Masaya is one of the seven active indigenous volcanoes here in Nicaragua. It was once a sacrificial volcano used in the pre-Columbian era, as well as a site used by more modern military to make their enemies “disappear.” Aside from the volcano the view itself was absolutely beautiful. The landscape was truly one of a kind. After touring the volcano we headed to a more private location in which we had a tropical atmosphere, eating outdoors by Lake Apoyo. Once we finished our restaurant-style meal we quickly headed to the lake where our fun peaked the most. At the lake we all took part in swimming, kayaking, surfing, innertubing and jumping off of a safe wooden platform that was a moderate distance from the shore. Most glimpsers purchased virgin cocktails (non-alcoholic) which were in my opinion were the bomb.com.
After our adventurous trip in the beautiful city of Masaya we went straight to our thrice weekly English tutoring classes. This being our third session, everyone demonstrated positive improvement and we all want to strive for in order to better our next class session this Friday.
After we finished our English classes, we walked back to our hostel and had a delicious dinner of tamales. Once everyone was all fattened up we went straight into our nightly meeting and debriefed the day. Then came the last agenda item of the day. Ghost stories. We all gathered around a few candles and what was ironic was that our hostel had a power outage right when we started telling our ghost stories. Our fabulous global glimpse coordinators shared their share of stories and the funniest thing happened. Right when the juicy details was about to be told and everyone was closely listening in silence, a friendly lizard decide to scare the living death out of everyone. It was absolutely priceless. Then right when we finished the power came back on and that concluded our first fun day. As of right now everyone is struggling to fall asleep, all the glimpses comforting one another like a mom trying to convince a child there are no ghosts in the closet.
Hey Brianna!
It was awesome seeing you in that picture by the volcano..jk you were looking away!!! Haha pay attention! It sounds like you guys had a lot of fun so I’m happy about that. Oh and I also slept in your bed last night and we might have to switch beds lol it was so comfy. Keep having an awesome time and I can’t wait to see you!
Ps. I’m late to school almost every day because your not there to wake me up! Haha poor me..
Hola Claaudia! I do not see you in the picture? Did you go? I went to the cheer meeting on tuesday I allready paid so you are going to summer camp. take care. love you Sofia
Hey claudia…i forgot about the cheer meeting good thing your mom remembered…anyways im like counting down till you come back…im sad that i couldnt be there to celebrate your birthday…im joking guys dont get excited and start singing aha…anyways i miss you soo so so much come back already aha i love you and take care
Hi Lorenzo,
I’m really glad you were able to enjoy the experiences Nicaragua has offered to you through culture and the beauty of the land and its natural geographic features, I can’t wait to see you when you come back and to tell me all the different stories. I can imagine your face getting scared of a harmless lizard, i really miss you and the house is boring without you, and quiet, as for your tutoring sessions, I’m very proud of you as a sister and the fact you’re proving yourself to be a great role model, and I’m happy to hear you jumped off a cliff because you’re experiencing different things and enjoying the adventure. Again, please be very safe and wear sunscreen and drink plenty of water. -Love Sheila
Great photos of the sites! You guys really pack in a lot each day – I am so glad you’re getting to do fun side trips and making the most of your time there!
@Emma – thinking about you every day, with much, much love!
“Travel far enough, you meet yourself.” – David Mitchell
I’m happy to see that you’re having a great time out there Lorenzo. Don’t forget to be safe. I can’t wait to hear your voice again. You already know how proud I am of you and how much I miss you. I’ll talk to you soon. I love you.
Hello our dear Kuya LJ- glad you are having a wonderful time in Nicaragua. We miss you already and can’t wait to see you and hear all your lovely stories. Hope this trip will serve you a great deal of wonderul experience either good, or bad. You are such an amazing cuzzin and role model for us. Continue to make us proud, esp. your mom and dad. Be sure to hang out with us at least a day when u get back so we can hear all your stories ok. Take care don’t forget to say your prayer eveyday. We love you very much.
Hi Lj – Your auntie Dorothy, Valerie and I are all proud of you. Enjoy your time there, it appears that you’re having a blast. I hope you learn and experience many authentic things that Nicaragua have to offer and meet great people. Have fun make great memories we love you and looking forward to hear the extraordinary stories you bring back home…
Hi Lorenzo!
It so great seeing what you’re accomplishing out there! We’re really happy for you! We hope you continue having a great time. and Julian says when you get back he promises to get you a milkshake from in n out! Take care =)
HEY SUSSIE! Just wanted to say hope you’re having a great time in Nicaragua!. I’m really proud of you AND CLAUDIA for everything that you guys accomplished out there. I can’t wait for you two to come back home and tell me everything that happened. I MISS YOU GUYS SO MUCH! LOVE YOU SUSSIES!