Posted in Jinotega - 07/21/2013 by Sahil Patel
Today, our focus was on the aid and development of young women who have been abused or who have self esteem issues. While we expected to have heavy-handed conversations with these women, our time with them proved to be much more lighthearted and enjoyable. We...
Posted in Jinotega - 07/21/2013 by Briana Zhen
Upon arrival at the Jinotega city dump, our noses were flooded with the potent smell of trash and feces. Roaming dogs were so emaciated their ribs were protruding. A plethora of flies swarmed us. To my surprise, families lived among the heaping piles of rubble. We...
Posted in Jinotega - 07/21/2013 by Marisol Jauregui
Glimpsers today not only visited a family that lives on a dollar a day but they also experienced this lifestyle when waking up in the morning. We started the day with simple “frijoles” (beans) and the rest of the meals consisted of food that poverty stricken...
Posted in Jinotega - 07/21/2013 by Alondra Franco
Hola from group Jinotega! Today we had a free day where we were able to finally wake up at a reasonable time after so long. Today we were able to get into smaller groups and compromise on which activities we wanted to do first. We were finally able to get in touch...
Posted in Jinotega - 07/21/2013 by Jason Ly
Hola from Nicaragua! Today me and my peers went to Masaya, known as the capital of art, to explore the culture and somewhat experience a day in the life of a citizen of Masaya. We began the day with a 3 hour bus ride to Apoyo Lake, a giant crater lake where we took a...
Posted in Jinotega - 07/21/2013 by kimmy nguyen (aka kick ass kimmy)
Today my peers and I went back to Gabriella Mistral to begin our second day of C.A.P (community action project) to discuss our plans and what needs to be done in order to cause a everlasting impact to the Nicaraguan community. The most surprising event of the day...
Posted in Jinotega - 07/21/2013 by Marcus Wong
Hola from Nicaragua! Today the Jinotega crew learned about education in Nicaragua. Later on in the day, we went to Gabriella Mistral Elementary School. We went to the student’s classes and observed the learning environment. Later on in the day my peer Jason and...