The Glory of Obstacles

  Hello friends, families, and fellow Glimpsers! Today was our first fun day of the trip, and what’s more fun than waking up at 5 A.M. to start the day? After a long bus ride, we arrived to Somoto Canyon, where we were guided by the Namancambre Tour office...

Coffee

Today I was the  first El Lider Del Dia (ELDD). The first two days we had our Global Gimpse liders (GGL) modeling how to be ELDD, which seems easy from our point of view. Being ELDD was the most amazing and challenging part of the trip so far. The cool part about it...

Culture Day

Dear Global Glimpse Family, My name is Clara and I am one of the Global Glimpse leaders and also the leadership coach for the students and part of my role is to help guide students through the activities and serve as a mentor to help them develop strong leadership...

Arrival, History, Politics, and Hydration

Hello Glimpser Families and Eager Readers, Sorry for the delay!  Our days have been packed to the brim with exciting activities (and blogging has, sadly, had to take a back seat).  We have arrived to Jinotega and we have already toured the city, made friends with...

Ready for an epic adventure? I am!

Hello Global Glimpsers! My name is Clara and I am super excited to meet all of you and help you have one of the best experiences ever! I am from the Peninsula, specifically East Palo Alto but I have lived in many cities up and down the Bay Area! I went to UC Santa...