Jul 31, 2016 | Matagalpa2 - 7/24/2016 |
“Finally!” the response of people when I announced rest day was up next. Usually the day starts in the day but rest day started the night before with everyone at one of the common areas at the hostel interacting with each other. Some took showers some were...
Jul 30, 2016 | Matagalpa2 - 7/24/2016 |
Today we woke up at 7:00am we ate breakfast at 8:00 until 9:00 and then headed to a local chocolate factory, where we learned about how the Mayans and Aztecs used to make chocolate, and how to separate the cacao powder from the bean to make the chocolate. We...
Jul 29, 2016 | Matagalpa2 - 7/24/2016 |
We think sometimes that poverty is only being hungry, naked and homeless. The poverty of being unwanted, unloved and uncared for is the greatest poverty. We must start in our own homes to remedy this kind of poverty”.- Mother Teresa Today we visited a local...
Jul 28, 2016 | Matagalpa2 - 7/24/2016 |
Hi, my name is Shamar! I’m a sixteen year old from Brooklyn, New York and I attend Urban Assembly School for Law and Justice. Today, I was the Leader of the Day and here’s what we did! We had an early start today because we were attending a Nicaraguan high...
Jul 27, 2016 | Matagalpa2 - 7/24/2016 |
Today we leaned more about Nicaraguan culture and made traditional jewelry, cooked special Nacatamales and went dancing with the locals. Here are some quotes from other students about how the day went and what they learned. Some else included some messages to family....
