Posted in Esteli - 07/21/2013 by Adriana Ortiz
Hi guys! Today was Monday Funday!! We were joined by some guests: future GG leaders who made the day even more exciting! We woke up bright & early at 5:30, ate a quick breakfast (cereal & toast!), and drove for 1.5 hours to Somoto Canyon. Once we arrived, we...
Posted in Esteli - 07/21/2013 by Amber Shergill
So today was our first free day ! We woke up at seven and had some breakfast at 8. After that, we came back to the hostel and we prepared our laundry to be washed. Then we had our history seminar in which we learned most of the history of Nicaragua like the politics,...
Posted in Esteli - 07/21/2013 by Natalie Ortiz
Hey everyone! It’s Natalie, the 3rd student leader of the day. Today we had cereal and fruit for breakfast! We usually have beans and rice, so it was a nice change. We learned about aid towards Nicaragua. During our seminar, we learned that the U.S. cut $62...
Posted in Esteli - 07/21/2013 by Celeste M. Aldana
Today we all traveled to the dump to see how the people that work there live. We found out that many families work there together and only make 3 dollars a day with 10 hour shifts, and breaks that only happen when they are waiting for dump trucks. We saw little kids...
Posted in Esteli - 07/21/2013 by Winnie
Hello Everyone! This is Winnie typing, and I was the first leader of the day. We all had a very early start to our day today. I had to wake everyone up at 5:00AM (the earliest time we had to wake up so far)! After that, everyone got ready and was ready to go by...
Posted in Esteli - 07/21/2013 by Erin and Sheeva
We had another busy but fun day today, focusing on education. We got to sleep in a little later and had breakfast at 8:30, before coming back to the hostal for our education seminar. We talked a lot about the importance of education and the differences between...
Posted in Esteli - 07/21/2013 by Erin and Sheeva
Today was dedicated to culture! We started the day bright and early at 6:30 with pancakes and gallo pinto at Alfredito’s. Then, we got into the bus and headed into the mountains outside of Esteli, to the home of Alberto Gutierrez, a local sculptor. Alberto...
