Recent posts from: Matagalpa – 06/06/2013


Last full day in nicaragua


Hey everyone! Today we had a very touching day since our last full day in Nicaragua was today. We started off as usual, and then had a 3 hour seminar, where we expressed our memorable events that happened on our amazing trip. Everyone was laughing at the memory of our...

CAP Project Day 3


Yesterday, June 24th, was the last day of our CAP Project and also our last English class. It was a long and tiring day–both physically and emotionally draining. We woke up around 6:30 am and by 8 am, we were back at the school, Juan XIII, to finish what we...

CAP Project Day 2


Today Sunday June 23, was the second day that our delegation in Mataglapa worked on our Community Action Project at a local primary school. We continued work in the garden, and working as a large team we accomplished a lot for one work day. All the students were...

CAP Project: Day 1


This past saturday was the first day of our Community Action Project! Everybody was extremely motivated and excited, especially because we got to wake up later than usual. The entire day was dedicated solely to the CAP project, and we were able to successfully launch...

Exploration and Tourism


Exploring the bustling streets of Masaya and looking at the steaming volcano for the glimpsers’ second fun day was so exciting. We joined up with the June 3rd Matagalpa group and spent what seemed like days going on the bus ride. Many of us were new to the idea...

CAP Presentation/Free Day :)


  Today was a productive day during which we assembled a presentation for our community action project (CAP). It was successful because we worked together to form an agreement that would cover all of our priorities. Although today was a free day, we spent a...

Working like a Local


So, today was working like a local day, which meant that the glimpsers had to be up and ready by 5 am!  We took a beautiful and bumpy bus ride to Finca la Canavalia while trying to eat our breakfast on the go; peanut butter and jelly sandwiches!  When we arrived at...