Posted in Leon1 - 07/18/2014 by Cassandra Quero
During the day there were many complicated decisions. We devoured our wonderful pancake breakfast with knowledge that today was Brayan’s, one of our Global Glimpse coordinators, birthday. The day started off with celebrations and cheers before we got into the...
Posted in Leon1 - 07/18/2014 by Genaro Mauricio
Today my peers and I visited a Special Education School and a public school called Modesto Armijo. In all honesty, I was surprised to see all the passion and effort that went into taking care of the special needs students. The students were enthusiastic about learning...
Posted in Leon1 - 07/18/2014 by Jose Pereznegron
Today was a rather exiting day – it was beach day!!! Today we rediscovered the concept of big waves, sunburns, and trying to avoid the hot sand. My peers bonded with each other on another level. We explored the swamp filled with different insects, birds and sea...
Posted in Leon1 - 07/18/2014 by Gennesis Ayala
Today we had our first free day in Nicaragua! We all got the opportunity to go out on our own to explore the city and do some shopping. The group I went out with today went to Central Park, the smoothie shop, internet cafe, the super market, and some clothing stores....
Posted in Leon1 - 07/18/2014 by Rebecca Nguyen
Today, was poverty day. I know what you are probably thinking. “Wow, Rebecca. It must have been really sad seeing all of the Nicaraguan people in poverty.” I’m not going to lie. Tears have been shed. But that wasn’t what today was about at all....
Posted in Leon1 - 07/18/2014 by Vonny and Angelica
Today the Global Glimpsers took on the challenge of living on $1 a day: no electricity (no fans or lights), bucket showers, and only rice and beans for meals. We started our day at 5am with an early, hearty breakfast and made our way to Los Barzones to spend the first...
Posted in Leon1 - 07/18/2014 by Lurleen Frazier
To begin, we learned about aid and development issues in both Nicaragua and the world. We were questioned about the benefits and problems that come with supplying aid to other countries that are in need of assistance. Moreover, we had several seminars about different...
