Posted in Granada - 6/11/2015 by Carolynn Wimmer
Hi friends, family and Global Glimpse fans! We started off the day today by visiting the El Pantanal city dump, a place where several Nicaraguans living in poverty make a living. As we sat in silence on the bus ride there to mentally prepare for the upcoming...
Posted in Granada - 6/11/2015 by Tiffanie Thu and Neta Hart
Today was all about experiencing a situation that many people in the world face, but not what many notice- “Living on $1 a day”. We started our experience with taking bucket showers, which we surprisingly enjoyed. Another big factor of the day was eating...
Posted in Granada - 6/11/2015 by Steve F.
Today we got to learn about global business. We went over fair trade at the morning academic seminar and were able to apply some of the results of that discuss in meetings with local business owners. Visiting a local fair trade, organic mango plantation just outside...
Posted in Granada - 6/11/2015 by Brian Fernandez and Austin Lima
Hello everyone, Today we experienced what it was like to work like a local here in Granada. The group visited the local market and joined several local vendors. The whole group was spread out throughout the market and helped out several types of businesses like...
Posted in Granada - 6/11/2015 by Rebecca Sunneras Jonsson
Sorry for the late post. Internet was down last night. Today was Fun Day here in Granada! It’s been a long, eventful week and today we finally got to relax. We started off the day with a delicious breakfast (like always) and then took off to La Laguna de Apoyo....