Recent posts from: Leon1 – 7/20/2016


Day 5: Fun at the beach


Hello Everyone. My name is Michael Martinez, however, I prefer to go by Haitch (Pronounced Hey-ch). For today, I was given the opportunity to be the next Leader of the Day, which I found to be very interesting and exciting. For today, we had our very first fun day...

Day 4: Aid and Development


Hi everyone! My name is Avani Narayan. Today I had the opportunity to be the first student leader of the day among my peers. It was a very eye-opening and enjoyable experience. Being able to lead your fellow peers is a bit awkward at first but that is something each...

Day 3: Culture


Students are getting used to the basic routine of the day: breakfast, academic seminar in the morning, workshop, lunch, workshop, free time, dinner, nightly meeting. Today’s focus was culture, so we started the morning with a seminar about American and Latin American...

Day 2: History and Politics of Nicaragua


Hi everyone, I’m Elly Walker, one of the leaders for this Global Glimpse trip. I’m blogging today, but you can expect to hear from the students in a few days! Today was another hot and humid day in Leon, but regardless, there were many smiles and lots of...

Day 1: Welcome to Leon


Hi everyone, I’m Daniel Tkach, one of the leaders for this Global Glimpse trip and I’m blogging today until the students get better oriented. In a few days you’ll be hearing from a rotating group of students who act as the leader for the day.  Thank you to all...

Hello from your GG Leaders!


Our trip is Leon, Nicaragua is less than two weeks away and we cannot wait for our adventure to begin! Until then, here’s a little background on us… Enjoy! A few words from Daniel…      Hey, I’m Daniel! I’m an English teacher at Cupertino High. I’m...