Posted in Leon - 06/25/2013 by Erica Chau
So after a long two weeks of nonstop activity, the students were given a day of free time on Sunday. Due to the interet being down I was not able to post on Sunday but I´m doing it now. In groups of four or more, most chose to explore the colorful city of Leon....
Posted in Leon - 06/25/2013 by Elijah Sanchez (Big-D)
Today we were preparing for our community service project. For our community service project we are going to a pre school and paint three murals,paint the second floor, and make swings for the kids to play on. The pre school we are going to is named Barriletes which...
Posted in Leon - 06/25/2013 by Anna and Lauren
Today we experienced living on one dollar. This simulation restricted the use of electricity, running water and extra food. This is how nearly half of the world’s population lives. In addition to these restrictions we visited 3 local Nicaraguan farmers and aided...
Posted in Leon - 06/25/2013 by Maria and Karena
GG Leaders checking in real quick. Day of Politics theme with some free time sprinkled in when the US Embassy trip had to be cancelled. Had a seminar on Politics and a speaker talk about the history and government in comparison to the US. We did our evening English...
Posted in Leon - 06/25/2013 by Quinn Forrester-Wamsley
Hey y´all! Today we dug into the world of NGOs and non-profits. After a delicious ham and cheese sandwich for breakfast, we trecked back to the hostel to hear from a dear friend of our director, Vanessa, whose name was Lauren. Lauren is a roommate of Vanessa and she...
Posted in Leon - 06/25/2013 by Amelia and Taylor
‘Without education, we are in a horrible and deadly danger of taking educated people seriously’ -GK Chesterton. After getting up and having breakfast, we had a seminar on the design of our Community Action Project. We decided on what exact actions we...
