Posted in Leon2 - 07/23/2014 by Cordelia
While we’re in a foreign country, we certainly aren’t here to be tourists. This trip has provided a completely new experience for both me and the twenty-one other incoming seniors that I’ve been living with these past couple of weeks. Because it was a free day,...
Posted in Leon2 - 07/23/2014 by Tessa Pulido and Alissa Castro
Tessa’s Perspective Today was the beginning of the end…I know that sounds a little morbid but it was the beginning of the end of our trip. We finished a lot of activities today: our Community Action Project (CAP) at El Platanal and English tutoring lessons. It...
Posted in Leon2 - 07/23/2014 by Ariel and Carley
Ariel’s Perspective Today our day started at the glorious hour of 7:00am. We were all bright eyed and bushy tailed as we woke up, got ready and walked the 4 blocks we walk every breakfast, lunch and dinner to “Quiero Mas” to have breakfast. Our breakfast...
Posted in Leon2 - 07/23/2014 by Danielle and Javi
Danielle’s Perspective The Community Action Project (CAP) is a time that we all come together to create a beautiful and memorable gift for a community in need. On CAP delivery day #1, I was leader of the day (El Lider del Dia) along with Javier. We woke up at...
Posted in Leon2 - 07/23/2014 by Sarah Wohlner
The day started off with an early morning workout, 6:45 am. I was joined for a nice run and core exercises by Farima, Ryan and Cordelia. Next followed a 7:30 am wakeup call to the rest of the group and then off to breakfast. 9:30 am we started our politics seminar...
Posted in Leon2 - 07/23/2014 by Joshua Cayetano and Eric Lopez
Joshua’s Perspective Before my trip to Nicaragua, I wasn’t comfortable and confident with public speaking. When the time came to present a report in front of my class; I would shut down and get nervous, stutter, shake, and my voice would begin to...
Posted in Leon2 - 07/23/2014 by Michel Li and Linda Ye
Michel’s Blog Entry Living on a dollar a day-definitely a reality CHALLENGE as well as a reality CHECK. Half the world lives on less than two dollars a day and over 1.3 billion people live on less than a dollar a day. Guidelines for the next 24 hours?...
