Recent posts from: Matagalpa – 06/26/2013


Day 20 – Reflection Day


July 15, 2013 THE LAST DAY ๐Ÿ™ This is Brooke and Laurie giving you our last blog update from Matagalpa, Nicaragua! Today was mostly a reflection day to think about what we have learned about ourselves and how we show our leadership skills. WE started off our day by...

Day 19 – Fun Day #2


July 14, 2013 Word of the day: Friendships Today I, Tajee, and the crew embarked on a challenging journey. The night before we were surprised to know that our journey was going to take place with another delegation. In the beginning our group wasn’t as excited...

Day 18 – CAP Execution Day #3


July 13, 2013 Over the last three days, our delegation has executed a plan to beautify the local elementary school by recreating a garden to add more variety to the students’ meals and redesigning the preschool classroom to encourage a more positive learning...

Day 17 – CAP Execution #2


  Hi, my name is Rosa Martinez and I had the privilege of being “el lider del dia” for day two of our CAP. We spent most of the day at La Escuela Perfecta Perez where we continued our project. The day’s challenges were met with optimism and...

Day 16 – CAP Execution #1


July 11, 2013 Hey everyone! This is Aditi an Monique. Today, we were honored to be the leaders of the day. It was the first day of executing the community action project. The project includes painting a preschool classroom and creating a garden for the whole school....

Day 15 – Working Like a Local


July 10, 2013 Today was a reality challenge: working like a local. We were invited into La Canavilla Farm, to experience the life of a farmer. With an early start to the day with a contagious energy, we accepted the challenged with a smile. We were divided into three...

Day 14 – Global Business


July 9, 2013 Hello everybody, My name is Matthew Clark, I am seventeen years old and attend Emery High School located in Emeryville, CA. Today I was in charge of your children as “El Lider del Dia” or in English “Leader of the Day.” Today we...