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, nacatamales, fruit, eggs, and other traditional breakfast foods. We boarded the bus for our 2.5 hour drive to Matagalpa, on which we enjoyed the sites of the mountains and smaller villages. We arrived midmorning at Hostel El Ray, immediately jumping to an accommodation orientation and culture & safety seminar.
Following our personal history lesson, we split into two groups and learned firsthand some of the history of the city on a walking tour, stopping at Centro Heroes y Mártires, Colegio San Luis, and the statue of Rubén Dario. For two hours, the group got to know the history of their new home away from home.
We ended with night with our brand new Leaders of the Day, Sophie and Sophia, guiding the group through our theme for tomorrow. Come back then to see what your Global Glimpse Matagalpa 2 students got up to on Monday!
So nice to see the update!
Thank you for adding photos! It’s great to see a glimpse into their glimpse.
Thank you for the blog post! I can see my daughter in a couple of the pictures and am so excited to follow the adventure!
Thank you for the great updates and pictures!
Looking forward to following along with this amazing journey!
Thank you keeping us updated nice pictures.