Posted in Granada - 06/29/2014 by Anna and Maria
July 3, 2014 Education Day! We woke up bright and early this morning–maybe a bit too early! After a slow wake-up and a rushed dressing, the whole group headed to the comedor. Led by our first student leaders, Maria and Anna, we scarfed down a large helping of...
Posted in Granada - 06/29/2014 by Jennifer J
What a big day we had! Today was culture day, which gave us a few opportunities to see traditional Nicaraguan arts and participate as well. We started the day with a filling breakfast of gallo pinto (rice and beans) along with typical Nicaraguan cheese and fried...
Posted in Granada - 06/29/2014 by Jennifer
After spending most of yesterday settling in and getting familiar with our hostel, we were ready to start exploring today. We had a breakfast of omelettes and passionfruit juice at our nearby comedor, and then we talked a little about what to expect around Granada as...
Posted in Granada - 06/29/2014 by Denise & Jennifer
Hello and welcome to our very first blog post of our trip! We have successfully made it through a grueling flight over. Cold airplanes and long layovers, but we survived! We made it through the hour-long bus ride from Managua to Granada, and we have unloaded...
Posted in Granada - 06/29/2014 by Denise Huey
Hi Everyone! I’m super excited about going on this trip tomorrow! Hopefully I’ll meet most of the parents tomorrow at the airport, but I hope that you are just as excited for the great journey we’re about to endure over the next three weeks!...
Posted in Granada - 06/29/2014 by Jennifer J
Hi Everyone! I wanted to take this opportunity to introduce myself. I am Jennifer, one of the GG leaders for our trip to Granada! I am the ceramics teacher at Castro Valley High School and have been leading/chaperoning international student trips for the past 6...