Recent posts from: Trip Blogs 2014


DAY 7 GLOBAL BUSINESS DAY


Hola! My name is Eric and I am currently an incoming senior of Mills High School located in Millbrae, California. Today I was given the opportunity to become the El Lider Del Dia for Global Business Day. The theme of the day was impartiality. The glimpsers of...

Isiqui on a Dollar a Day


Sorry to disappoint you, but dollar day is not exactly a survival challenge on how one can live on just a dollar. Instead, dollar day is a thoughtful expression which represents the life of Nicaraguans who live on minimum resources every day. They have no hot water,...

education and adorable children (mostly cute kids)


  Today’s focus was on the education system in Nicaragua, which leads me to the students that we met today. I have no idea how to start describing how adorable the children we met today were.  There were so many innocent smiles that one can’t help but smile...

Education Day


Education Day: We, the leaders of education day, gained a new appreciation for knowledge. Learning about the education system in the DR showed the advantages we have previously overlooked. People in the DR lack the resources that we have back in New York. We met an...

Living on a Dollar Day


Today we embarked on a very unique and inspirational journey in hopes of understanding life from another perspective. By eliminating running water and electricity as we went about our daily business, we were able to accomplish our goal of putting ourselves in the...

Shadowing A High School Student


Today we accompanied a high school student and experienced the similarities and differences that the education system in Nicaragua compared to the U.S.  has to offer. Our High School’s grade system goes through grades 9-12 and Nicaragua’s goes through...