Recent posts from: Trip Blogs 2013


Exploring the Wonders of Nicaragua


The first step of helping create change is to discover and immerse yourself in the culture. I was “El Lider del Dia” today and got to experience the roses and thorns of taking charge of this wonderful group of people. Today, we got to experience the good...

Volcano Day


  Hola todos! My name is KK and I was the leader of the day today. Several people woke up bright and early at 6 am to hit the weights at the gym nearby, while a few went on a morning run, and most slept. At 7:30, all of the Glimpsers were up and getting ready for...

Living on $1 a Day


We had an early start today at 5:30AM because we spent the first half of the day with friendly families in a beautiful community, Lapita, Miraflor.  Each student went with a partner to talk to, work with, and have lunch with a family living there.  My partner Celeste...

It’s Fun Day isn’t it!


It’s called fun day, isn’t it? Today we traveled to Canon de Somoto and we even picked up our private tour guides for the day! Walking, slipping, swimming, jumping, and crawling through the Canon de Somoto wasn’t only physically challenging but also...

Border day


Dominican border. For breakfast, we had some toast and cereal. Then we headed off to the wah-wah (the bus) and headed east to the border. To our surprise, the border was nothing more than a couple of wooden road blocks and a couple border patrol soldiers. What also...

Leon, Day 13: Go Green !!


Hola everyone! My name is Mariah Mitchell-Mellor and I go to Oakland School for the Arts in Oakland, California and I am seventeen years old. This is my first trip away from my family for so long, and although I miss them very much I´ve had so many amazing experiences...

Group Photos


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