Posted in Esteli2 - 07/25/2014 by Kevin Bueno
“Live simply that others might live simply.” -Ann Sexton. Something that hit us on the head today was that aid can be just as harmful as it is helpful. What surprised me the most today was the process of how recycled paper is made. I am very proud of how...
Posted in Esteli2 - 07/25/2014 by Andre Knight
Our day started early with the sun barely rising over the tops of the houses and animals, nocturnal in nature, going to their homes for sleep. We, forever groggy and craving our beds, crawled from our beds and into the dining rooms where we mechanically devoured...
Posted in Esteli2 - 07/25/2014 by justin mui
Today’s focus was on the education system in Nicaragua, which leads me to the students that we met today. I have no idea how to start describing how adorable the children we met today were. There were so many innocent smiles that one can’t help but smile...
Posted in Esteli2 - 07/25/2014 by Jessica McClish and Sarah Beaty
We are two days deep into this 20 day trip and it has been non-stop activities! Good thing we had delicious pancakes for breakfast to keep up our energy levels. Today was Culture day. We discussed perceptions of culture and how it is transmitted during our morning...
Posted in Esteli2 - 07/25/2014 by Sarah Beaty and Jessica McClish
“The past actually happened. History is what someone took the time to write down,” by A Whitney Brown. This was the quote we started the day with and surprisingly the students were up at the crack of dawn ready to go for their first day in Esteli. After...
Posted in Esteli2 - 07/25/2014 by Jessica McClish and Sarah Beaty
We had a smooth flight from New York to Miami, mostly everyone slept considering we’d all been up since before 3am. We had a little bit of a delay on the runway of Miami due to some rain. But we finally arrived in Nicaragua at about 1:30 Nica time and 3:30 NYC...
Posted in Esteli2 - 07/25/2014 by Mel and Denis
Hello Glimpsers We are Melida Madrigal and Denis Vallejos, your programs coordinators in the fantastic city of Esteli. We are both very excited for this journey that you are about to embark, we have created an amazing itinerary full of challenges that will...