Recent posts from: Leon2 – 7/28/2015


8/7/15 Community Action Project 1 and 2


Today we started our first two phases of our Community Action Project. What the Community Action Project or CAP  aims to achieve is strengthening community bonds and build teamwork skills within our Global Glimpse group. Today we woke up at seven in the morning which...

Day Ten: Poverty Day


This is Bridget again, and today was Poverty day. We started the day a bit later than yesterday, at 6:30, and after breakfast headed back to the hostel for a seminar. Then, we went to the old dump “Fortin” which was a prison/fortress/vantage point for the...

Living on One Dollar


Today was a “challenge day”. For the challenge we were not allowed things a poorer Nicaraguan family wouldn’t have. Much to the group’s disappointment, this included things such as: technology (the internet café, ipods, lights – we used...

Day 8: Fun Day


We started off the day excited for what’s to come! Today we got to go to the a beach in Nicaragua. First it was breakfast, then we all went back to the hostel to prep for the beach. With swimming clothes on, snacks, towels, flip flops, and sunscreen with soccer...

UNIDAD Day 7 “Shadowing HS Students of Nicaragua”


My name is Ryan and I am a proud member of the Leon 2 team. Today myself and Makhayla Prothro served as leaders of the day. The amazing morning started early with a few of us watching the sunrise, followed by making a card for our amazing GG leader, Cindy, who...

Day Six: Free Day


I’m Bridget, leader of the day today, and today was the first of two “free days”, thusly named due to their lack of scheduled activities. Today we started off after breakfast by going to the local art museum, Museo de Arte Fundación Ortiz –...

Day 5: Politics


Hello my name is Ma’Khayla and I was leader of the day today. The day consisted of me waking all the Global Glimpsers up at 7 this morning. We arrived at Deja-Vu for breakfast at 8:00 and had eggs with salsa and toast and lemonade. After breakfast we then headed...