Posted in Esteli1 - 7/21/2016 by Sandra Orozco
Hi everyone! This is Sandra Orozco reporting live from Estelí, Nicaragua. First of all, we want to thank you for your lovely comments. We love reading your comments and good wishes. All of us appreciate it a lot and it brings joy to all of us. The theme for today was...
Posted in Esteli1 - 7/21/2016 by Quincey Caldwell
Heyo!! It’s Quincey checking in with all of our adoring fans. After a working hard (or hardly working) at the farm yesterday, today’s fun day at Monkey Hut in the Laguna de Apoyo was a much appreciated break. We had another early one today, with everyone...
Posted in Esteli1 - 7/21/2016 by Emily Huang
Hey friends and family, this is Emily Huang reporting our 10th day in Esteli, Nicaragua! It’s incredible to think that we have finished our 10th day already; we have gained so much experience and knowledge through our activities. Today, we got to experience life...
Posted in Esteli1 - 7/21/2016 by Angela Du
Hello! This is Angela Du, reporting for DUty…get it…because it’s my last name…. (courtesy of Justene) for Day 9, which was our first official free day. For the first time in nine days, students had the option of waking up at 8:30 (even though...
Posted in Esteli1 - 7/21/2016 by Julia Portillo
Hello everyone, this is Julia, el lider del dia reporting to y’all straight from Esteli Nicaragua. Today was our Reality Challenge: Living Like a Local Day, and it definitely was a challenge. What the challenge part of that means is that we all showered using a bucket...
Posted in Esteli1 - 7/21/2016 by Erich
Question of the Day: What are the similarities and differences of poverty in the US and Nicaragua? I never thought that I would be saying this, but waking up at 7:00 AM today felt like sleeping in. The entire group was pretty well rested for the intense and...
Posted in Esteli1 - 7/21/2016 by Justene Oriana Anderson
Hey everyone! So as Leader of the Day, I (Justene), I woke up at 4:50 and walked around doing the daily wakeup call at 5. Making repeated rounds to make sure everybody was getting up, dressed, and ready to eat, we went to breakfast by 6. Eating eggs, rice with beans,...