Recent posts from: Esteli – 06/04/2013


Return Flight Home!


Hi Parents! A few details for tomorrow. We leave at 5:30 p.m. and have a connection in El Salvador for 45 mins. We land at midnight which would be Tuesday. Please be at the SFO call waiting lot for us no later than 12:15a.m. Depending on customs it should take us...

¿Canyon Do It?


Today we went on an amazing trip in Somoto Canyon, on trails and through rivers. In the morning, we woke up early and had breakfast, then got on the bus to go straight to the canyon. After getting off the bus, the sudden increase in the temperature made us more...

Hello parents!


Alea and I wanted to take some time to check in and tell all of you how amazing it has been to have your students here with us. We have made so many memories and had so much fun, especially the out takes for the Father’s Day video (hope you all enjoyed it). We...

Aid & Development


Wednesday, June 19, 2013 We woke up and ate breakfast at Alfredito. After breakfast we met with Lolito from La Garnacha to discuss the details of our Community Action Project, where we plan to build a library next to the church. Afterwards, we went to La Casita to...

Global Business


June 18, 2013 We started off our Global Business day by waking up at 6:45 (which was great because we were exhausted after so many long days). We had breakfast at Alfredito and went on a short walk to our Nacatamales class, where we had the chance to make & eat...

The Unexpected Change…


Greetings from Nicaragua! Last Sunday was June 16, 2013 and time is ticking. We have a little less than a week left here in this hidden gem of Latin America. We started the day off normally with our daily dose of gallo pinto and cremá! Today we were suppose to go to...

Working Like a Local


Monday June 17 we started with a 6 AM breakfast at Alfredito’s. Then we bussed to the community of La Garnacha where we worked as locals for the morning. We split into three teams: Team 1 started pulling weeds, Team 2 sifted through soil, and Team 3 brought soil...