Recent posts from: Leon – 06/02/2013


IMPORTANT PICK-UP TIME JUNE 23rd


Hi Global Glimpse Family, We are coming home soon after a hard and amazing 3 weeks.  Please pick your scholar up at 12:30am on Sunday, June 23rd from International Arrivals at SFO.  If you need assistance finding us, please give me (Charles) a call at 650-784-9554. We...

CAP Project Execution


Being the leader of the day for our CAP project was not an easy thing to do. It went very smoothly because everyone worked together and were able to make our idea become a reality. Our CAP project consisted of a world mural, portable soccer goals, planting trees and...

CAP Prep


Today was the CAP Preparation day; it was filled with planning, buying supplies, and lots and lots of group problem solving. As this day may seem a tad bit boring, it is by far, one of the most important CAP days, because you can’t drink the milk if you don’t milk the...

Living on a $1 a day


As Leaders of “$1 a Day,” we had to show our peers what it would be like to live on one dollar a day by simulating the environment both in the hostel and in a rural community called Los Barzones. As a result, we were not able to use running water, electricity or...

Flash floods and lagoons


My name is Greg Benavides and I was the Leader of the Day for our History/Fun Day.  Today we went to Leon Viejo or “Old Leon” and the Laguna de Asososca. Leon Viejo was the original city of Leon that was abandoned by the Spanish in 1610 due to a volcanic eruption. We...

Pancakes and Earthquakes


Today was a special day for everyone, through the question of the day we had the opportunity to look in to the past and remember our first day at the airport and see how far we have gone and how much he have developed a connection with people we might have never...

Business Day


Today was our Global Business day and I’m happy to say that the day went smoothly.  First off, I’m surprised to say that the wake up call wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be. Everyone was up after the first knock and we were ready and out the door exactly on...