Posted in Granada - 7/23/2016 by Karishama V.
Hello Family and Friends, Hope everything is going well back home. We can’t wait to call you and tell you all about out time in Nicaragua. Today was poverty day, one of the most challenging and impactful days for us. We started off with an early morning wake up...
Posted in Leon1 - 7/20/2016 by Aditi Gupte and Arzoo Manandhar
Hey Everyone! This is Arzoo and Aditi and today was Global Business Day. Our day started off really early with a wake-up call at 6 am. Unfortunately two students were not feeling well so Elly had to stay behind during breakfast. For breakfast we joined all the tables...
Posted in Matagalpa1 - 7/19/2016 by Maria Garcia and George Walls
4:00 am was the ungodly time that we woke up to, to face the most difficult day of this entire trip. After we awoke from slumber, we did a quick head count and boarded the bus in a smooth matter. We traveled on a dark and busy road watching as locals aboard big and...
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 Jinotega - 7/21/2016 by Najaye B.
Hello Global Glimpse Family, Today I had the pleasure of being El Lider Del Dia for free day. This morning we had a simple breakfast consisting of cereal, toast, and pancakes. As for lunch, we ate Nicaraguan stew with chicken, vegetables, potatoes, rice, and a side of...
Posted in Constanza - 7/28/2016 by Camilo - Site Manager and Leader of the day
Hello readers, this is Camilo here; Constanza’s Site Manager and El Líder Del Día [Leader of the day]. As you might know, each glimpser will get the chance to be the part of the leadership team during one of this trip’s days and, among many others duties,...
Posted in Esteli1 - 7/21/2016 by Angela Du
Hello! This is Angela Du, reporting for DUty…get it…because it’s my last name…. (courtesy of Justene) for Day 9, which was our first official free day. For the first time in nine days, students had the option of waking up at 8:30 (even though...