Posted in Matagalpa2 - 7/24/2016 by Massie Diop & Motaz Ahmed
Hello my followers today I am about to tell you a story that will rock your world. The day came when me and another student named Motaz became leaders for the day. We had our ups and downs but when it came to our job as leaders we did our job alright. Today for our...
Posted in Matagalpa2 - 7/24/2016 by Faith Adu
During our lives we learn many different definitions of poverty. In elementary school, we learn poverty is not having money and living in a cardboard box. In middle and High School, we learn that poverty is having an EBT card and shopping at Payless (more so from the...
Posted in Matagalpa2 - 7/24/2016 by Alexa A Hernandez
“Overcoming poverty is not a task of charity, it is an act of justice. Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings. Sometimes it falls on a generation to be great. YOU...
Posted in Matagalpa2 - 7/24/2016 by Raul E.
“Finally!” the response of people when I announced rest day was up next. Usually the day starts in the day but rest day started the night before with everyone at one of the common areas at the hostel interacting with each other. Some took showers some were...
Posted in Matagalpa2 - 7/24/2016 by Noah
Today we woke up at 7:00am we ate breakfast at 8:00 until 9:00 and then headed to a local chocolate factory, where we learned about how the Mayans and Aztecs used to make chocolate, and how to separate the cacao powder from the bean to make the chocolate. We...
Posted in Matagalpa2 - 7/24/2016 by Naomi Presume
We think sometimes that poverty is only being hungry, naked and homeless. The poverty of being unwanted, unloved and uncared for is the greatest poverty. We must start in our own homes to remedy this kind of poverty”.- Mother Teresa Today we visited a local...
Posted in Matagalpa2 - 7/24/2016 by Shamar Walker
Hi, my name is Shamar! I’m a sixteen year old from Brooklyn, New York and I attend Urban Assembly School for Law and Justice. Today, I was the Leader of the Day and here’s what we did! We had an early start today because we were attending a Nicaraguan high...
