Posted in Leon2 - 06/06/2014 by David Paul Nguyen
Teenagers in the United States today are more involved in and concerned with trivial things like Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and SnapChat. But what are the teens and young adults of Nicaragua interested in? Social media? Pass. Today was a true eye opener for me. The...
Posted in Leon2 - 06/06/2014 by Isabel Garcia
PANCAKES! We started this wonderful day having pancakes from our local comedor (restaurant) which were VERY good but not as good as yours, Mom. 🙂 After breakfast, we had a guest speaker from Leon, her name was Milena Cruz, and she is the director of the sister city...
Posted in Leon2 - 06/06/2014 by Corey Baugher
What did you do on this trip? Â What did you learn when you were in a developing country? How did it change you? All typical and mundane questions that our Glimpsers will be inundated with when they return safely and soundly in your parental arms. And though they may...
Posted in Leon2 - 06/06/2014 by Sarah Povey
Hola from Leon! Today was our first full day in Leon! This morning we ate at our hospitable “comedor” (meaning “restaurant,” as mentioned in our previous post), called “Quiero Mas,” and when we had our fill, we travelled back to the...
Posted in Leon2 - 06/06/2014 by Judith Madriz & Christopher Kämpf
After a rather short night in Managua, we started the day having breakfast in a local Comedor (restaurant), enjoying the omnipresent “Gallo Pinto,” a plate made of Rice and Beans. On our way to León, we stopped at the viewpoint of Momotombo and got our...
Posted in Leon2 - 06/06/2014 by Sarah Povey
Hola! We finally made it! We arrived in the Managua airport and met our very excited program coordinators, Christopher and Judith! We immediately felt the change in climate as we walked off the plane–it is very warm and humid in Nicaragua. We took a bus from the...
Posted in Leon2 - 06/06/2014 by Valencia Letran
Hi you guys~ My name is Valencia Letran and I am a Junior attending FHS (Freedom High). As you guys see in the picture, this is me and my brother. A Little about myself, I may seem like I am introvert at first, but if you make an effort to approach me and talk to me...
