Recent posts from: Leon2 – 07/23/2014


Setting the Stage for Positive Change


trim.zlDLgt “What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others”. Today, in the morning we spent an hour brainstorming about project ideas for our project in a community school. After we had up to...

Who knew I could be that kind of leader?!


I woke up a couple of minutes before 7am to the sound of Sarah as she walked into the bedroom from the group’s morning jog and I began my duty as the leader of the day feeling a bit pressured due to the fact that we had a lot to accomplish today and because I am...

León – City of Lions


After plenty of rest, we started our day in Managua. It was just a few days ago that thousands of Nicaraguans celebrated the 35th anniversary of the revolution in the streets of the Nicaraguan capital… At a local comedor, we had our first Nica breakfast and our...

Our Journey to Leon, Nicaragua


(7/23/14) Saludos desde Nicaragua! (Greetings from Nicaragua!) We have arrived happily, and most importantly, safely. It was quite the long (~15+ hours)  journey to arrive in Nica-land. We began our travels in San Francisco not-so-bright but early at 3:15 am. All...

Hi-from Talia


Hi. My name is Talia Basma. I’ll be a senior this school year. I’ve lived in the bay area my whole life. I enjoy reading and writing. I enjoy music quite a lot. I’m not so great at spanish, no matter how hard I wish I was. I’m so nervous, but...

Welcome to León!


  ”Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” Mark Twain  ...