Jul 10, 2016 | Matagalpa1 - 6/28/2016 |
Hi! My name is Jonathan Fisher and today was CAP day #2. In short, we finally made our construction ideas a reality at the Hope Academy school in Sor Maria. Our day started with a bright and early wake up at 6:30 with breakfast at 7. By 7:30 we had left the hostel and...
Jul 9, 2016 | Matagalpa1 - 6/28/2016 |
Today was CAP day #1 which stands for Community Action Project. We got our materials to build tables and benches and we got paint. This is for Sor Maria, the community we’re serving. We started building the tables, benches and the sign. Today was a light day and...
Jul 8, 2016 | Matagalpa1 - 6/28/2016 |
Today everybody woke up at four in the morning! It was great. What’s even better is that the leader of the day is required to wake up half an hour before everybody else. Everyone was really good about getting up and getting ready. At five we got on the bus and...
Jul 8, 2016 | Matagalpa1 - 6/28/2016 |
Yesterday (Thursday) we went to the Beneficio Kokomo, a coffee plantation/ factory, and learned about global business. We would then realize the impact just a simple purchase of a product can do to one’s economy and why it is best to remember that it is...
Jul 6, 2016 | Matagalpa1 - 6/28/2016 |
Hello everyone! Today we had an early wake up call: 6 a.m. to be exact. You see, today was all about submerging ourselves in the life of a local by living on a dollar a day. This included taking a shower with only a bucket of water, which wasn’t as hard as it...
