Recent posts from: Esteli1 – 06/27/2014


Politics Day


If I learned anything today, it would be that there are a lot of corrupted politicians and that the Nicaraguan revolution was very tragic and emotional, But to hear about this made me more aware of the struggles people go through and opened my eyes to reality. Well on...

Waterfall Estanzuela


Today, on our first free day, we woke up to a great but very tiring hike to La Cascara Estanzuela. The waterfall left us completely speechless, it was the most amazing, breathtaking moment. Not all of us swam but everyone that went had a blast, it was honestly the...

A Day at the Dump


  (Matt’s Note: To show respect to the impoverished communities we visited today, we did not bring cameras on our Poverty Day trip; however, we do have one photo with our guest speaker, Dona Francisca) Hey Everybody, Today the group took a trip to the dump...

Reality Challenge: $1/Day


Hey there Glimpser Family! It’s our pleasure writing today’s blog! Today’s theme was living off of $1! Yes. You read right. ONE DOLLAR. Imagine that! We began the challenge yesterday night. We had no electricity…One candle….AND ONLY ONE...

La Casita and the Factory (Day 7: Global Business)


The day started with an early morning and lots of sleepy faces, a drowsy walk to Aflreditos for a homey breakfast of pancakes and syrup, and a seminar from the energetic Helene and the comedic Matt.  Today was Global Business day, and our morning started with article...

Day 6 – Education Day


(Matt’s NOTE: This blog post applies to July 2nd, 2014; due to technical difficulties and some surprisingly late nights, we’re a day behind on the blog updates; by tomorrow night, we hope to be back up to date with TWO updates from July 3rd’s leader,...

Escuela


Today everyone had to wake up at 5:15 in the morning, trust me, getting up was the one thing nobody looked forward to; as we continue to get used to the early wake up call,  a classic breakfast at Alfreditos sure hit the spot. After a refreshing breakfast, we traveled...