Posted in Esteli - 07/21/2013 by Erin and Sheeva
We had another busy but fun day today, focusing on education. We got to sleep in a little later and had breakfast at 8:30, before coming back to the hostal for our education seminar. We talked a lot about the importance of education and the differences between...
Posted in Leon - 07/18/2013 by Ived Puma and Sierra Urnberg
Hello, our names are Ived Puma and Sierra Urnberg. Today´s theme was Poverty and we got to experience the life of a vender in a Super Market known as the Mercado and how difficult it is for them to get up before the crack of dawn every morning and the struggle they...
Posted in Matagalpa - 07/22/2013 by Norman, Program Coordinator!
Yeah, we are in Nicaragua, we made it, a bit tired, our in country coodinators Asha and Norman picked us up at the airport,then we went to have a nice Nica lunch, then we headed out to Matagalpa, we arrived around 5:30 pm, local time, we are one hour ahead of SF, then...
Posted in Jinotega - 07/21/2013 by Miguel Gravelle (GG Co-Leader)
Today was an amazing day of historical and cultural learning. We began the day with a brief history of Nicaragua from the Spanish colonial days to the election of the first female president of Nicaragua and Latin America: Violeta Chamorro and the re-election of...
Posted in San Juan De La Maguana - 07/20/2013 by Joseph Lane
Hello Everyone, This is Joseph today was a very fun day we learned a lot about the education system in the D.R and its not easy to earn an education.For an example if you come from a very poor family you don’t really get the opportunity to gain an education....
Posted in Leon - 07/22/2013 by Jasmine
Hello family and friends, Ya estamos en Leon! We’re in Leon! We arrived last night to cheers, chants, a live band, and a huge celebration! Okay, the crowd wasn’t for us but it sure felt like it! The crowd was waiting for an athlete who arrived shortly...
Posted in Esteli - 07/21/2013 by Erin and Sheeva
Today was dedicated to culture! We started the day bright and early at 6:30 with pancakes and gallo pinto at Alfredito’s. Then, we got into the bus and headed into the mountains outside of Esteli, to the home of Alberto Gutierrez, a local sculptor. Alberto...
