Posted in Matagalpa - 06/26/2013 by Miguel Cruz
July 8, 2013 Buenas, We began our day like any other day – wake up all the students and then go to breakfast. After that we went to the community and we were placed with the Nica families. It was Laurie, Simran and me that were in a group. Some of us were placed in...
Posted in Matagalpa - 06/26/2013 by Nyajia Privat
July 7, 2013 Today was incredibly interesting. We learned about two prominent political parties in Nicaragua, the Sandinistas and the liberals. We had two speakers from each party. They informed us on both stand points of where they think there country is and how they...
Posted in Matagalpa - 06/26/2013 by Cristobal Alvarenga
July 6, 2013 Hola! My name is Cristobal Alvarenga. I was the lider del dia on our first free day without adult supervision! Most of the students took advantage of this and went shopping “en el mercado,” play sports, roamed the city, and called friends and...
Posted in Matagalpa - 06/26/2013 by Joseph S.
A meal with friends in Aracely’s home. Tuanni, the Nicaraguan way of saying cool perfectly describes how today was. Today I, Joseph Santos was the leader of the day. Our essential theme was Aid and Development, we went on two fieldtrips one to an organization...
Posted in Matagalpa - 06/26/2013 by Colleen Lopez
Question of the Day: What challenges do you face as a high school student in the U.S.? And what do you do when these challenges arrive? Hello everyone! I am Colleen Lopez and I’m happy to say that I was “El Lider Del Dia” on...
Posted in Matagalpa - 06/26/2013 by Inderpal Virdi
Today, my peers learned the importance of “Unwind and Relax.” Today was a fun day, so, after some dropped hints by me, we went on a hike. Yes, we accidently went the wrong and long way from the planned path, but everyone seemed to enjoy the increased...
Posted in Matagalpa - 06/26/2013 by Jade N.
Hello guys! My name is Jade Nguyen, and today, I was leader of the day. After waking up in the morning (a little bit earlier than usual), eating our typical Nicaraguan breakfast from Su Pollo Listo, and playing an extremely competitive game of “Zap!”, our...
