Recent posts from: Esteli2 – 7/06/2015


Poverty Day


After two days of early awakenings, we finally resumed our regular wake up time – six o’clock sharp. Forty minutes later, when everyone had completed their cold showers and morning routines, we lined up for breakfast at Buffet Estelí, which served savory...

Poverty Day


Hey guys, it’s Taya here once again writing my last blog to give you another glance into our day. Just to let you know before I start, our day was PRETTY packed. So don’t fall asleep on me. Just kidding, I know you won’t do such a thing. Anyways, to...

Dollar a Day


Hey guys, it’s your girl Taya here giving you an insight of another marvelous day here in Nicaragua. To start off our day, we first had to wake up at 5:00am. FUN!!! Then to switch things up, we ate breakfast, our favorite Gallo Pinto, on our bus ride to...

Living $1/Day


Salutations everyone, Today I had the honor to be Leader of the Day. Not only did I have to worry about being a leader, I also had to live on a dollar today. You’re probably thinking WHAT the heck! Calm down it´s nothing like that, its actually interesting. All...

Fun Day


Hello Friends and Family, Please excuse me for this late blog. Due to our living off one dollar a day challenge, we had began last with no electricity which continued over to this afternoon. So now I am writing this blog as if it were yesterday. Today we woke up at...

Fun Day


Hey everyone! I am actually currently handwriting my message since today is the day – or rather I should say the night – that we begin the challenge of living on $1 a day without electricity and whatnot. Anyway more info on that will come later. Today, I...

Aid & Development Day


Day 5 began early with a quick knock and a warm “Happy Birthday” from our student leader Sam Sheldon, which prompted Us To breakfast at 7:00 AM. After a now familiar meal of Gallo pinto and plantain, we began our festivities, pardon, activities, with an...