Dia 8 – Sunday Funday

  Today we woke up on fun day ready to experience the luxuries of the islands. After stopping at the elegant eatery, La Favorita, we took a short bus ride to the port of Granada. We unloaded the bus and started towards our 10 foot yachts. Because safety always comes...

Dia 7 – Living Like a Local

Today was one of the more emotional days for our Global Glimpsers. We got the chance to see first hand how locals in Nicaragua live on one dollar a day which is essentially twenty-three cordobas (Nicaraguan currency). For reference, a one liter Coca-Cola costs about...

Dia 6 – Free Day

  I woke up thrilled to finally be able to contact family and friends. Today was free day for the glimpsers who are currently in Granada, heading out to explore the wonderful city we all had so much planned. The group I was with went to shop in local stores and...

Dia 5 – Global Business

We had a pretty eventful day today. We started out at breakfast at our usual place, La Favorita. During breakfast, we were assigned groups to go work with some local Nicaraguans at the market. Some students were selling shoes whereas others were out in the streets...

Dia 4 – Poverty, Aid, and Development

Hi friends and family, today was an emotional day for many of us. We took a field trip to a place in Nicaragua called the “Dump”. The Dump is a place where some locals dig through trash in order to provide a living for their families. These people work tremendously...