Posted in Jinotega - 6/28/2016 by Alexandra
One of the most emphasized lessons taught by both our parents and our teachers is that poverty exists all over the world. Although we are all well aware that poverty is an incredibly prevalent issue, it is difficult for is to perceive what poverty actually looks like...
Posted in Jinotega - 6/28/2016 by Bella and Nasir
Though we were supposed to start our day with a delicious breakfast at 7:00 schedule charnges made this imposible and we began our day with an informational seminar. However, at 7:30 we were surprised with a delicious breakfast of pancakes and watermelon. We then went...
Posted in Jinotega - 6/28/2016 by Brian, Ted, Manuel
Today we woke up at 5:30 and had breakfast at 6:30 at La Familiar. Since today’s theme was living like a local, we had all three meals that equaled out to $1 each. This meant small portions, yet it was still delicious. After having our breakfast which consisted...
Posted in Jinotega - 6/28/2016 by Toriana Shaffer
Hello friends, families, and fellow Glimpsers! Today was our first fun day of the trip, and what’s more fun than waking up at 5 A.M. to start the day? After a long bus ride, we arrived to Somoto Canyon, where we were guided by the Namancambre Tour office...
Posted in Jinotega - 6/28/2016 by Miralys Santana
Today I was the first El Lider Del Dia (ELDD). The first two days we had our Global Gimpse liders (GGL) modeling how to be ELDD, which seems easy from our point of view. Being ELDD was the most amazing and challenging part of the trip so far. The cool part about it...
Posted in Jinotega - 6/28/2016 by Clara Ibarra
Dear Global Glimpse Family, My name is Clara and I am one of the Global Glimpse leaders and also the leadership coach for the students and part of my role is to help guide students through the activities and serve as a mentor to help them develop strong leadership...
Posted in Jinotega - 6/28/2016 by Yvonne Valdez
Hello Glimpser Families and Eager Readers, Sorry for the delay! Our days have been packed to the brim with exciting activities (and blogging has, sadly, had to take a back seat). We have arrived to Jinotega and we have already toured the city, made friends with...
