Posted in Matagalpa1 - 06/26/2014 by Maria Nazarova & Roy Tongilava
We are Maria Nazarova from Dougherty Valley High School in San Ramon, CA and Roy Tongilava from Mills High School in Millbrae, CA. Our day started early as we woke up before dawn, nearly an hour before the first rooster called from atop his perch to tell the people of...
Posted in Matagalpa1 - 06/26/2014 by Melissa Martinez
My name is Melissa Martinez; I attend high school at Lionel Wilson Prep Academy. I was El Leader Del Dia for day 11th in Nicaragua. I had started the morning by harassing all of the group’s doors with many knocks and bangs at 7 AM, till every Global Glimpser was...
Posted in Matagalpa1 - 06/26/2014 by Winnie
Hola to everyone at home! Today marks the 10th day we have been in Matagalpa. Today was education day, where we would spend most of our morning shadowing a high school student at Saturday school. We started the day off with a bright and early wake-up call at 5 o’clock...
Posted in Matagalpa1 - 06/26/2014 by Catherine Falzon
Happy 4th of July! My name is Catherine Falzon, and I am from San Marin High School in Novato, California. I was El Lider del Dia for Global Business day. We started off our day with a wakeup call at 6 AM and pancakes for breakfast for the third time, which was great....
Posted in Matagalpa1 - 06/26/2014 by Shelby Aszklar and Layla Trahan
Today was our first free day. We split up into groups of 4-6 students each and started our adventure of exploring the city. Most people went to a nearby bakery, the supermarket, souvenir shopping, and the internet café to contact our families. Being able to talk to...
Posted in Matagalpa1 - 06/26/2014 by Ayushi Gupta
Hola a todas las familias! I’m Ayushi Gupta from Dougherty Valley High School and I’m reporting live from Matagalpa, Nicaragua as the Leader of the Day or otherwise known as El Lider Del Dia! Today was a super eventful day with an eclectic mix of compassion, bonding,...
Posted in Matagalpa1 - 06/26/2014 by Pam Rodriguez-Ortiz
Hi everyone, today just like every other day before it was filled with new experiences, surprises and of course, lots of laughs. Our day began with loud knocks on the door at 5:30 am sharp to get dressed and ready for breakfast, a delicious spread of scrambled eggs,...