Recent posts from: Matagalpa1 – 6/06/2016


Day 3: Culture Day


This is Matthew, again, your trusted GG Leader and designated leadership coach. This will likely be the last post I will be typing myself, as El Lider Del Dia (the Student Leader of the Day) will be writing the blogs in the future. With today being “Culture...

Day 2: History Day


We kicked off today with a 6:30am wake up call and gallo pinto for breakfast. The GG Leaders, Matt and Noel, facilitated the history academic seminars in the morning. Roxana and Silvan lead two separate groups on a walking tour of Matagalpa pointing out significant...

We Made It!


Hola! After our red eye flight that took us from San Francisco with a transfer in San Salvador, the eighteen students and two GG leaders landed safely in Managua, Nicaragua. We met Silvan and Roxana, our site manager and our program coordinator. They greeted us with...

Hello Glimpsers


(Me in Vancouver, Canada) Hola, Glimpsers!  This post is coming to you from 1 of your 2 GG Leaders that will be with the Matagalpa 1 Delegation!  My name is Matthew Ledesma, and I am excited to be able to lead my third group of Global Glimpse students.  I was born in...

Matagalpa welcomes you!


    Welcome to Matagalpa! Hello Glimpsers, parents and GGL’s! We are Roxana and Silvan, your program coordinator and site manager. As we write this blog, we anxiously await your arrival on June 6. We have planned an incredible trip for you where you...