Posted in Jinotega - 07/21/2014 by Aileen Flores
Our question of the day today was to ask ourselves how Nicaraguan people work relative to what they earn and whether or not we think it is the same in the United States. Today we woke up at 4:30 in the morning in order to embark on our journey to the local boarding...
Posted in Jinotega - 07/21/2014 by Cathy Wang
On Politics Day my peers and I learned a lot about politics in general and politics in Nicaragua. We talked a lot about corrupt politicians and how they affect a country. Our group also visited the home of the ex-vice president of Nicaragua, Jose Rizo, where we...
Posted in Jinotega - 07/21/2014 by Julia Harriman
Hello all you lovely readers! Just to let you know our amazing team here in Jinotega are all alive and well and happy! We havent been able to put blog posts up for the last few days due to lack of a working computer but watch this space for some fantastic posts in the...
Posted in Jinotega - 07/21/2014 by Alize Stewart
The question of the day is ” How important is education to the success of a child?” In Nicaragua, education is a big problem. There are not a lot of children who can afford to go to a secondary school, therefore their highest grade is the 6th grade....
Posted in Jinotega - 07/21/2014 by Roberto Martinez
Today we accompanied a high school student and experienced the similarities and differences that the education system in Nicaragua compared to the U.S. has to offer. Our High School’s grade system goes through grades 9-12 and Nicaragua’s goes through...
Posted in Jinotega - 07/21/2014 by Yankyaw Cruz-Kyu
Yesterday was the first fun day of our amazing trip! Being El Lider Del Dia, it was my priority to keep a high energy level for everyone, constantly reminding my fellow glimpsers it was Sunday Funday. After an amazing breakfast we rushed onto the bus and headed to the...
Posted in Jinotega - 07/21/2014 by Amber Celli
Hola mis companeros! Today I was El Lider Del Dia or Leader of the Day. The point of today was to get a glimpse of what its like to live off of a dollar a day. (1.5 billion people in the world live off of only one dollar a day.) In order to do this, we tried our best...