Posted in Jinotega - 7/03/2015 by Sirantony Almonte
After a relatively late 7:45 breakfast, we had a seminar to prepare us for education day tomorrow. Then, we switched the topic back to the topic of the day; politics. Through out the day we had two speakers, speak about the history of Nicaraguan politics. The first...
Posted in Jinotega - 7/03/2015 by Dale
Today a large group of runners including myself woke up at 4:30 in order to get some exercise before fun day! We thought it was a grand idea until we realized the loud ruckus we created..oops. When we all were awake and ready to go we walked over to el comedor...
Posted in Jinotega - 7/03/2015 by Lauren Estrada
Today was a well-deserved day of rest. It was our first free day which meant we all broke up into little groups and got to explore Jinotega the way we wanted to. Even so there was some time committed to designing our community action project. Some of us went to visit...
Posted in Jinotega - 7/03/2015 by Justin
Hello everyone sorry that theree was not a blog post last night. We confused the log in information, so it got posted on the wrong page. But wait no longer, we are BACK! Another day in paradise. Pouring rain and fun in the mud what more could you ask for? The day...
Posted in Jinotega - 7/03/2015 by Author
Today we got to actually watch a movie for the first time since we arrived here at the hostel in Jinotega. We watched a documentary called Dreaming Nicaragua which focused on the lives of a few Nicaraguan children. One child in the movie lived and worked in the dumps...
Posted in Jinotega - 7/03/2015 by Liz and Brandon
We woke up bright and early to a hectic, jam-packer pack day. Our morning consisted of buck showers and a rice and beans breakfast then we took a trip to a local poverty stricken community where the people lived in shacks with dirt floors. Although these families had...
Posted in Jinotega - 7/03/2015 by J Green
Despite getting behind schedule numerous times, I think team Jinotega had a successful day. After enjoying an extra ten minutes in bed, we had breakfast and attended an academic seminar on the pros and cons of aid in developing countries. Then, we went to La Cuculmeca...
