Recent posts from: Trip Blogs 2014


Fun Day: Toes In The Water


It’s the day that everyone has been waiting for, water day! Though the day may have started off early, all of us pulled through to make one of our last days here in Nicaragua a great one. We started the day off with a two hour bus ride to Volcan de Masaya. Once there,...

Global business


Today, I had a hard time getting up due to the 4 am wake up from the day before and as a leader for today, I had to wake up early again because as leader your job is to wake everyone else up.  After a long and painful process of forcing myself up, I was up and ready...

First and Last Day of School


Today was the last of our reality exchange experiences on the trip, but it sure wasn’t the least. The day started bright and early at 5 A.M. as it does for many of Nicaragua’s high school students. After a satisfying breakfast of bread and eggs, with...

Matagalpa 2 Day 12 – Living on a $1 a Day


Hello Everyone: Today I was the the leader of the day for living on a dollar on a day. My experience today was the best. My host family was very inviting to strangers in their home. I didn’t feel like an outsider; I felt like part of the family. My host mother was...

Final Reflection


***REMINDER – We will be returning on TOMORROW NIGHT night on FLIGHT AA 275, eta 11:35pm. Please track the flight and plan to pick up your student ~30 min after arrival to allow for baggage. THANKS! – Amanda and Dani* Hello outside world, Wow, it almost...

FINAL CAP DAY!


  Hello beautiful people of the world! It’s Lisa and Alexia here to tell you about our hectic yet rewarding final CAP day! Through the CAP project, there were many lessons learned and memories created. One thing that we think the whole group got a lot of practice...

Matagalpa 2 Day 13 Poverty Day


Hello everyone! My name is Agata and I was El Leader del Dia for today. Today was another tough day since we had to wake up at 5a.m. again, but we managed to stay energized through the activities. In the morning, we had a seminar with our GG Leaders about poverty. As...