Recent posts from: Matagalpa2 – 6/09/2016


Getting to the beautiful Matagalpa


Hello Parents, families and friends. My name is Denis Vallejos  I am one of the in country program coordinators and today I was role playing how to be EL Lider del dia (Which in English it is “The leader of the day”). Today we woke up in Managua the...

Final Reflection


Final Reflection started off as a very calm day however it was evident that there was a cloud of anxiety hovering among us glimpsers. As teens we had to do the thing that annoyed us most, talking about our feelings. This might not have been the case for each and every...

Last adventures in Matagalpa


As we all know and anticipated, we have 2 days before we arrive back home in California. Today was our last full day in Matagalpa, Nicaragua. For many, it meant to explore the city to their heart’s content; and for some, it might have been to stay back in the...

Return Flight Information – M2A


Hello Family and Friends of M2A Glimpsers, We know you all must be waiting for the return of the students on Sunday so we wanted to update you all with their flight information: The students will be arriving at SFO at 8:15 PM (June 26) on Avianca flight #564 into...

To CAP It All Off


  Cole: I’ll  keep this concise, as at the time of writing, a celebratory dance party is occurring and I’m stuck inside writing. CAP Day 3. The final chapter of the Global Glimpse anthology, a work rich in culture and camaraderie. The day started at...

CAPtured Memories


Lack of cooperation can be the difference that makes or breaks a group, a team, or in this case, a family. However, cooperation definitely was not an issue for us Glimpser as we gave back to the city of Matagalpa. I feel that all nineteen of us Glimpsers can agree...

The Magic of Matagalpa


Imagine it, having the bright opportunity to be inspired by a community where you have no idea where you are, you’re forever lost in a dark tunnel, afraid and lonely. Then, a thin ray of light shows you a small opening. Then the next day the tiny ray of light...