Recent posts from: Trip Blogs 2014


CAP Prep


Today the group worked hard to prepare for the Community Action Project. It started with a tiring wake up at 8:00 am from a long nights sleep. Then, like always, the group went to Onaney’s for a nourishing breakfast to start off the day. Heading back to the hotel, we...

Day 16-CAP Delivery Day 1


The swing set is red, the see-saw is blue, we had fun today now it is time to tell you! Hello! This is Hannah Self and Ravis Mubiangata signing in on this very busy day. Today was our first Community Action Project (CAP) Delivery Day where a lot was to be done. Our...

Matagalpa 2 Day 15 – CAP Delivery Day 2


Hey, It’s Emely and Brandi. Before our second day of the Community Action Project (CAP), our first duty was to get everyone out of bed. “IT IS NOW 5:55 AM AND YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES TO TAKE THAT GOOD NAP BEFORE YOU HAVE TO WAKE UP AND GO TO...

Free Day #2


As our time closes in the wonderful city of Jinotega and in the beautiful country of Nicaragua, emotions of the group and the city change. We as a group begin to realize the great experience of this trip is going to go away, and the city begins to rain and darken the...

Final Day Melancholy


We made it. One more day until our three-week long adventure comes to an end! As you can probably imagine, I’m definitely feeling the pressure as the Glimpser to write the FINAL blog of E1C 2014. Where do I even begin… I guess you could say the feeling of going home...

Living on $1 a Day


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?...