Poverty Day

Today was a good day full of emotion and reality. We all woke up at 6:30. As leader of the day I woke everyone up and kept to the schedule. We left around 8a.m. to an organization that helps children who work on the streets, don’t go to school, or have family...

Education Day

After waking up and eating breakfast, we were visited by a guest speaker named Angie who works in Nicaragua as a manager of a nonprofit organization. Angie shared stories and insights regarding the problems with Nicaragua’s education system and her own...

DAY 6 FREE DAY

HEY EVERYONE! I HOPE YOU’RE ALL DOING WELL. TODAY WAS OUR VERY FIRST FREE DAY!!!! WE WOKE UP AT 8:00 AND GOT READY FOR OUR DAY. THEN WE ALL HAD A YUMMY QUESEDILLA FOR BREAKFAST AT 9:00. ONCE WE FINISHED BREAKFAST WE BROKE UP INTO TWO DIFFERENT GROUPS AND...

Fun Day

Day 5 Today we visited multiple places in Matagalpa. First we went to a local chocolate factory named Castillo Cocoa. The owner of the factory gave us of a tour of the factory, and she also showed us how they use the Cocoa seeds to make chocolate, tea, and coffee. At...

Hi everyone in California, we are the first student leaders del dial! Today was the most exciting and fun-filled day so far. Today was Culture day and we did a whole lot of fun activities. We went and visited a city called San Ramon del Plomo, where we met a group of...