Aug 1, 2017 | Leon2 - 7/24/2017 |
Today, the group was scheduled to visit the volcano,”Cerro Negro”, and was challenged to hike up approximately 2,000 feet. This visit challenged the group to face their fear of heights and individually challenge ourselves to reach the top. Although this...
Aug 1, 2017 | Leon2 - 7/24/2017 |
Dear Friends and Family, Sophie and Malia here! It’s officially been one week since we have arrived in Nicaragua, and it has been a very educational experience thus far. Today was “Working Like a Local” day, or Global Business Day. We had the amazing...
Jul 30, 2017 | Leon2 - 7/24/2017 |
Today we woke up at 7 and the topic of the day was living like a local. We got to experience what it’s like to live like a local from Leon Nicaragua in the community Thomas Borges. We were not allowed to spend more than $2 which is equivalent to 60 cordobas for...
Jul 29, 2017 | Leon2 - 7/24/2017 |
Throughout the day we had free time, “El Dia Libre” where we got to explore more about Nicaragua, Leon. Today was also my first time being a leader and I did put to much pressure on myself but I was still able to learn many things about being a leader such...
Jul 28, 2017 | Leon2 - 7/24/2017 |
Hello Family and Friends, This is Tammy and Tiffany. Today was truly an emotional day as we worked to deconstruct the cycle of poverty and begin our aid and development. Our first activity after breakfast was the Privilege Walk, in which we vulnerably discussed the...