Recent posts from: Trip Blogs 2013


Culture Day #2


  Hola from the Dominican Republic! Today we got the chance to further immerse ourselves in the Domincan culture by attending a music class and another dance class. So the day began normally, we all woke up and had breakfast together like a happy family and came...

the fun day


Yesterday, we went to Vida Joven, Vida Joven is a young camp and it’s a fun place for everybody to come. We took a half an hour drive to Vida Joven and when we got there, we all separated and did our own stuff. Some of use went to play basketball, soccer,...

Matagalpa day 13 – Global Business


Global Business day began with a 6 a.m. wake up call followed by a morning seminario on Fair Trade by our GG Leaders, Leila and Eric. In partners we discussed 2 articles about the separation of Fair Trade USA from Fair Trade International. After our Su Pollo Listo...

Leon, Day 16: Free Day!


   Hello everyone! My name is Na-Jee “Myles” Davis. I´m 17 years old and I attend James Logan High School in Union City, California. I was the leader of the day and I woke up ready to explore the variety of activities that Leon has to offer.  I think Leon is a...

Living $1/day Matagalpa1


Hola! Today we woke up pretty early at 4:45 am. We were not allowed to use any electricity to experience how people that do not have electricity feel. We had breakfast which was only gallo pinto and water, the dish is just rice and beans. Then we headed to one of the...

Matagalpa day 12 – Working like a local!


Today was the most difficult wake up call of them all. My global glimpse peers woke up at 4:15, while the leader of the day (me), woke up at 3:55am. The wake up call was crucial to everyone, waking up without even seeing a peek of the sun and the Glimpsers still...

Global Business Day


Hello! My name is Tyrone Perez , and I am a Senior attending Oakland Tech and also a student at College Track. I was the Leader of the Day for today.  Today our main focus was Global Business, so we visited a Ranch and explored two vital parts of a lot of Nicaraguan...