Posted in Granada - 7/28/2015 by Aleena Tim
Hello! Today was a very interesting and meaningful experience for us glimpsers. As usual, we woke up at 6am then had breakfast at la favorita de comedor. Next, we went straight to the marketplace where we were assigned to specific stalls. As for me, I was assigned to...
Posted in Riobamba - 7/26/2015 by Chelsea Veloz
Hello: Today was a pretty exciting day; Glimpsers were allowed to enjoy a day filled with events of their choosing. Many of Glimpsers called home because, of course, we all miss home; soon after our actvities we returned to our normal day and made the best out of the...
Posted in Matagalpa2 - 7/31/2015 by Natalie Cecilio and Nataly Marte
Awoken before the sunrise, this is what working like a local consists of; but of course, there is always a glimpser twist to the perception of the day. Natalie did the first round of wake up calls with her way too perky and bright attitude to get everyone ready for a...
Posted in Riobamba - 7/26/2015 by Welyn Nunez
NOTE: The Internet in our hostel went down yesterday, so we had to post this morning. Hello! Today was a very interesting day for me. Not only because I had the chance to experience a new life style, but also because I learned so much more from it than expected. We...
Posted in San Cristobal - 7/29/2015 by DayQuan
Hi, my name is Daquan Dennison and I am 17 years old. Today I lead my fellow glimpsers to the parliament. This was a great adventure in which we learned a lot about the politics of the Dominican Republic. We explored the House of Senate and the House of Representation...
Posted in San Cristobal - 7/29/2015 by Naseem
Hello my name is Naseem Muhammad and I am 17 years old. I am a student at Eagle Academy for Young Men II in Brooklyn, New York. Today as a leader, I led the group on a tour to Los Cacaos, a coffee plantation in San Cristobal. There we spoke to the director of the...
Posted in Esteli2 - 7/29/2015 by Sidra Rashid
Not a word was spoken on the bus ride back from today’s trip. Our poverty seminar (where we talked about the causes of poverty, and how to help alleviate it), and Dreaming Nicaragua (the documentary we watched yesterday) did not prepare any of us enough for the...
