Hello Friends and Family of G1C!
Athalia, one of the two Global Glimpse Program Coordinators here! Today was our first full day in Granada and to celebrate the occasion, we took the city by storm and got to know a little bit about the history of Granada and Nicaragua with an inspiring and well-known speaker – Don Fernando.
Our day started with wake-up call at 7:30 AM, followed by breakfast at 8 AM at our hostel. We then transitioned into a seminar about Culture & Safety in Nicaragua – I performed a rap about crossing the street and students in groups acted out other top traveler tips. We also came up with group agreements for us to hold ourselves accountable to during our two weeks here (one agreement we have is to practice our Spanish, ole!).
Acting out safety tips
After our talk about safety, we headed out for a history tour, and Glimpsers were surprised to see that we were going to see the city from a horse and carriage! We headed out in a caravan of five carriages and saw a few important churches in Granada, the waterfront on Lake Nicaragua, and the Central Park. It was a really cool way to see the city, and really wonderful not to walk in the hot hot heat. At the end of our city tour, we went to a historical building that is now home to a Cultural Center learned from Don Fernando about Nicaraguan history, with a special emphasis on how the USA has affected it over the past century or so. His takeaway message for us was how important it is to learn about the past and from the past, especially as young people charting a new future moving forward.
With some of our awesome carriage drivers in front of Lake Nicaragua
We returned to the Hostel for lunch after our inspiring talk with Don Fernando and then in the afternoon we broke up into groups and visited some sights in the city during free time. We found the Quick Stop, looked at the stalls with crafts in the Central Park, and some of us got ice cream or coffee.
With Don Fernando in front of Casa de los Leones (House of Lions, 5th from left)
In the evening, after dinner, we had our first small group reflection about getting to know each other, and then the leadership torch was finally passed to our first student Leaders of the Day for tomorrow: Nia and Kelly L! Nia and Kelly shared their talent for dance and then got everyone excited for Culture Day. Tomorrow Nia and Kelly L. will be the first students to write the blog, so stay tuned!
What a group there is!
What a day it’s been so far!
Happy to hear you all made it safe! Can’t wait to hear more about all of your adventures!! Remember to be safe and no basketball games! ?
Hi Jared!
What an amazing day you had today! It sounds like so much fun to take a tour by horse and carriage! The pictures of your group came out great Everyone looks healthy and happy. I hope you enjoyed your free time and explored the city with some friends. Everyday I will look forward to this amazing blog where I can connect with you and your group, and learn about what you did each day. Take lots of pictures to share with us when you come home. The neighborhood had taco night tonight, and we all talked about what an amazing trip you are on Everyone loves and misses you. I can’t wait to hear all about your day tomorrow. Hope you are loving this unforgettable experience.
HEEEEY PATRICK!! Hope you’re having fun so far in Granada 🙂 dont eat the street food or you will die
Jk, but seriously don’t
What an awesome day!!! Congrats Nia and Kelly on being Student Leaders. Can’t wait to see your blog post tomorrow. Loves
So happy to see how everyone is enjoying and learning so much in just a couple of days. Two weeks will make this experience a lifetime memory! Stephanie we love you so much and is great to see you in the pictures enjoying Granada. Keep having fun and learning about Nicaragua’s culture! I’m eager to read what you do tomorrow!?
Te quiero mucho mija‼️?❤️?
Awh everyone looks so happy! Being the LDD is really fun (: goodluck to all you future LDD’s and don’t forget to drink water (: oh jackie, I miss you so much ): can’t wait to see more of your guys blogs and see you!!
Hi Christie how are you.I was in Pittsburgh after you left for charismatic conversation,came back last night. I SAW EVERYONE It’seems a great learning experience. Enjoy your trip ,be safe .God bless!
Shania!! I’m so happy to hear from your delagation. I’m glad you landed safely, get ready to have fun my pal. I would do anything to travel back to Nicaragua ? Have fun and stay safe, I hope you’re making new buddy pals :)))
-vickyicky
Hi Mariah,
We are so happy to see some pictures of you on your adventure in Granada! We hope you are having a good time! We love you! Be safe! God bless all of you!
Love mom,
Mary Tapia
Mito, nos da gusto que estas disfrutando mucho tu paseo. Te ves contento y nos agrada que aprendas mucho. Por favor, no se te olviden todas las recomendaciones que te hicimos. Te queremos mucho 🙂 Dios te bendiga
Hi Faith,
I am so happy to hear about your daily events and see all the pictures.
Looks like everyone is have a great time. Continue to be safe and enjoy this experience.
Love mom
Hi Patrick! Hope you’re having fun and learning a lot! Miss you 🙂
Hey banana! I miss you man, I have no one to spill tea to :(. Anyways hope you’re having fun out there and making friends! Enjoy your time out there as much as you can. Love and miss you!