Day 8: Education, Nica Style

We  started our day with a breakfast of eggs and ham and of course, gallo pinto. This gave us the energy we needed for a morning at school with local high school students. Half of us went to a private Catholic school. The other half of us went to a public school. It...

Day 7: Poverty Day

To say that Poverty Day was a life-changing experience is an understatement. It began with a trip to the Las Hormiguitas Offices. This group has members from countries as far as Finland and their collective goal is to help the impoverished youth of Matagalpa get off...

Day 6: $1 A Day

Today Glimpsers and their respective leaders began their first reality challenge by traveling to the Llano Grande community, located 30 minutes from the hostel. During the bus ride, Glimpsers got a chance to discuss their feelings about meeting their families with...

Free Day!

Today was the group’s first free day! Everyone had a blast and even though it was free day, we spent our time wisely. Everyone was able to sleep in which was fantastic because people were in need of their rest. The breakfast was delicious. It was pancakes and...

Another Great Day in Matagalpa

We woke up early, and after a healthy breakfast, we headed out on our field trip. The destination of that trip was The Hope Project, who will be the receiver of our community action project (CAP). At The Hope Project, we encountered first hand the life of one of the...