Posted in Matagalpa - 06/30/2013 by Sydney Lane
QD: How important is tourism for the economy of a developing country? Today the two delegations in Matagalpa visited Volcan Masaya, Mirador de Catarina and two hand craft markets. The trip today was a huge success, the delegations really bonded during the almost 3 hr...
Posted in Matagalpa - 06/30/2013 by Nisa & Ariel
Today was “Work like a local” day! We woke up very, very early and visited Finca La Canavalia, eating breakfast along the way. The sunrise behind the lush green mountains made the bus trip worth the early morning. 🙂 We split up into four groups, and within...
Posted in Matagalpa - 06/30/2013 by John Sierra
Today was a Reality Challenge – giving us a taste of what daily life is like for over half the world’s population who live without electricity, running water or much food to speak of. Â It started with us waking up around 4:45 in the morning (more like, in...
Posted in Matagalpa - 06/30/2013 by Amanda Schweitzer
Today we woke up bright and early to begin our Politics day. We had two rival political parties (The Sandinista and Liberal parties) come to the Hostel to teach us about politics and their political party. Instead of falling asleep to middle aged men with overly large...
Posted in Matagalpa - 06/30/2013 by Ronjane'e Lillard
Today as group leader I was super excited to get in a good work out and stretch by climbing the beautiful Cerro Apante, but I was extremely nervous about leading some of the less athletic girls up the steep, muddy, and unstable trail that required advanced foot work...
Posted in Matagalpa - 06/30/2013 by Hazel Baez & De'Zhanice Kirtdoll
Question of the day: What is poverty? Today, we went to visit the Matagalpa City Dump. It was a very emotional day and resulted in many deep discoveries about ourselves and huge emotional and mental impacts. We prepared for this trip by learning about poverty in...
Posted in Matagalpa - 06/30/2013 by By: Emily The Boss
Question of the day- How is business in the USA and Nicaragua interlinked and how can you as a consumer in the USA influence business in Nicaragua? The topic of today was Global Business, and we definitely had a busy day! After breakfast, we had an informational...
