Posted in Esteli2 - 07/25/2014 by Newaz Sharif
Being the second free day of the trip, the hype (excitement) was real as everyone wanted to just kick back and relax. We had loads of free time planned for everyone; however, not everyone was in luck. Not exactly sure how, many students became sick starting with...
Posted in Esteli2 - 07/25/2014 by Enrique
Today, I had a hard time getting up due to the 4 am wake up from the day before and as a leader for today, I had to wake up early again because as leader your job is to wake everyone else up. After a long and painful process of forcing myself up, I was up and ready...
Posted in Esteli2 - 07/25/2014 by Ashley Hackett and Maria Roble
It’s been a long day working as a local starting with our wake up at 4 in the morning which surprisingly contained giggles and smiles. We left the hostel at 5am and watched the sunrise on our way to La Garnacha, a community farm where 32 families live. Once, we got...
Posted in Esteli2 - 07/25/2014 by Samantha M. Garcia
Finally… a free day. The day we were all itching to have. It has finally came! At the beginning of the day, I wasn’t sure how leader of the day would turn out. Since no one was really going to be around I thought I wouldn’t have anyone to boss...
Posted in Esteli2 - 07/25/2014 by Juliza Anchundia
The beginning of fun day wasn’t so fun in the morning, the anticipation and fear of everyone’s grumpy morning mood was an obstacle, but we did it! The beginning of the day started with a 2 hour bus ride to a lagoon named Masaya. We all learned that fun day doesn’t...
Posted in Esteli2 - 07/25/2014 by Mikai Johnson Harris
Anticipation rang in the air as plans for this day were revealed. This morning, we reviewed the words of Confucius on the topic of poverty. The quote read, “In a badly governed country, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a well governed society, wealth is...
Posted in Esteli2 - 07/25/2014 by Jose M. Reynoso
Living on a Dollar a Day was challenging from the very beginning, especially waking up at 5:15 AM. We first realized the challenge when we had to take bucket showers and to refill our buckets we had to use the outdoor faucets. Following that we ate Gallo Pinto, which...