Recent posts from: Trip Blogs 2013


Day 20: The Different Side of Me


My name is Alejandra and I picked to be the leader of the day for the Last Fun Day. I think today hit me and my peers the fact that we are almost leaving back home because we leave to Santo Domingo tomorrow. Today was just a really fun day for everyone; I loved seeing...

Day 18: CAP Day # 2


My peers also but mostly I learned what the feeling of separation was today. Also the experience of being a teacher to a new class that you know you won’t be with for long is difficult. Although the C.A.P. came to an end today it made me think about the amount of...

Day 17th , Matagalpa Cap Day #1


What does it take to make a real difference working in teams? Today was our first CAP day (Community Action Project) at Las Horrmigitas . Glimpsers broke into four groups, gardening, outside painting, inside painting, and construction. It was an extremely productive...

Jinotega 7/21-8/12 Welcome Post!


Hello from James Wallace and Michael/Miguel Gravelle!  We are super-psyched about our trip this Sunday!  Please meet with us at the domestic terminal American Airlines at 4am this Sunday!  Looking forward to an experience of a life-time. Log-in and comment on this...

Day 19: SUNDAY FUN DAY!!


So basically we partied really hard, danced on raised platforms and met some intersesting Nicaraguan boys!!! Just kidding, sort of . . . . Saturday Night: At the hostel, the girls got dolled up and the boys got snazzy and we left for the club at 9:00 PM. We tried one...

July 15- Free Day!


Today was our last free day here in Nicaragua! We got to sleep in a bit and were treated to a late breakfast of eggs and gallo pinto at 8:30am. At around 9:00am we all went our seperate ways, in groups of four, and spent the morning as we pleased. Although some...