Day 4-Education

Day 4 started bright and early at 5:30 with our usual serving of gallo pinto and eggs. First stop of the day was to either San Luis, the private school in Matagalpa, or Institute Nacional Eliseo Picado, the public school in Matagalpa. At these two high schools,...

Day 3

Day 3, what a day! A field trip day with tons of fun planned for the day. The excitement began at breakfast time as pancakes were served and we could not be any more happier with this bit taste of home 🙂 Quickly after breakfast we began our fieldtrip as we headed to...

Day 2 Update!

Day 2 has been hot, beautiful, and filled with lots of bonding for the M1A Matagalpa crew! We woke up, got our first taste of gallo pinto (mixed rice & beans, a Nicaraguan staple) at breakfast, learned a bit about the indigenous people of Matagalpa from an...

We made it!

The beautiful view of the chapel in the middle of Matagalpa from Hotel Del Castillo where we are staying!   Hello everyone! We are just unwinding now at the end of a long first day of travel to Matagalpa. Everything went great with our flights, luggage, &...

Hello!

Hi everyone! I can’t believe it’s finally travel day! I know I’ve introduced myself to almost all of you travelers already on Facebook and during our phone calls, but for parents or others just coming to this page to keep up with the M1A Matagalpa...