Posted in Matagalpa2 - 7/31/2015 by ELDD: Chase Pavelic and Daniel Combs
Today was yet another beautiful morning filled with muffled cries as we knocked on the doors for the 5:45 wake up call. After taking some time to get ready we sat down and ate another wonderful breakfast. After breakfast began our biggest adventure of the day. We...
Posted in Matagalpa2 - 7/31/2015 by ELLD - Caitlin Ramirez
Hi everyone! As today’s Leader of the Day I woke everyone up for a lovely breakfast on the patio. After chatting and enjoying the beautiful, cool morning view we went inside to hear our Politics Seminar. Our GG Leaders had us read an article about...
Posted in Matagalpa2 - 7/31/2015 by Srta. Garces
“Preservation of one’s own culture does not require contempt or disrespect for other cultures” – Cesar Chavez What an eventful day! Such enriching activities that played into our theme for the day: culture. What does culture mean? How do you...
Posted in Matagalpa2 - 7/31/2015 by The beautiful Program Coordinator Chelsea
Good evening from Matagalpa! It’s been a wonderful first full day in Nicaragua and I think we’ve all experienced a bit of sensory overload today – so many new sights, sounds, and lots of new information! We got some brain fuel from our first...
Posted in Matagalpa2 - 7/31/2015 by GG Leader Vania
Ring, ring, went the sound of my alarm this morning as I dragged myself out of bed. Surprisingly, I had a deep and restful sleep despite the fact I was leaving my family for 18 days to embark on an adventure with a group of wonderful high school students. 5am at JFK...
Posted in Matagalpa2 - 7/31/2015 by Chelsea - Program Coordinator
Hi all, this is a quick note to announce that M2C has safely and happily arrived in Matagalpa! We are having internet problems at the hostel, so more details will be posted tomorrow. Have a great night and stay posted to hear about all of the wonderful adventures to...
Posted in Matagalpa2 - 7/31/2015 by Vania Sitruk
Hey, this is Vania Sitruk, one of your Global Glimpse leaders this summer. It’s already July and we are counting down to the 31st! Hope you’re just as excited as I am to experience what Nicaragua has to offer and learn as much as you can about the history, culture and...