Recent posts from: Trip Blogs 2013


Day 12 – Politics in Nicaragua


July 7, 2013 Today was incredibly interesting. We learned about two prominent political parties in Nicaragua, the Sandinistas and the liberals. We had two speakers from each party. They informed us on both stand points of where they think there country is and how they...

Day 11 – Free Day!


July 6, 2013 Hola! My name is Cristobal Alvarenga. I was the lider del dia on our first free day without adult supervision! Most of the students took advantage of this and went shopping “en el mercado,” play sports, roamed the city, and called friends and...

Super Excited


Extremely excited to go on this trip, a bit worried about the hurricane that might hit the DR but still excited nonetheless. Can’t wait to be able to experience what the trip will have to offer:)

07/01/2013 Day 4


Today was an early day for everyone because our day is packed full with so many activities. Being the first student leader of the day (its Hailey) I had the honor of getting up at 5:45! We all had to be up by 6 and be ready for breakfast by 6:30. This was not an easy...

Pinata Day!


Hello from Jinotega! Today was an amazing day because we all got to meet so many Nicaraguan elementary school students and they were so happy and excited to be around us.They were the CUTEST THINGS EVER! They would all come up to us and ask us for our names and they...

Free Day in Leon!


So after a long two weeks of nonstop activity, the students were given a day of free time on Sunday. Due to the interet being down I was not able to post on Sunday but I´m doing it now. In groups of four or more, most chose to explore the colorful city of Leon....

Hey everybody!


My name is Sarah Sargent and go to John Swett High School in Crockett California.  I have never been outside the country before so I am really excited about this trip!  I’m a pretty sporty girl.  I have played soccer for 11 years and hope to continue into...