Posted in Granada1 - 7/02/2017 by Norma & Angela
Holla holla! Today we ‘lived like a local.’ We started last night by taking bucket showers and not using electricity. Then today came and it was time to head to La Prusia, the local community where we would stay with families. We all felt pretty nervous,...
Posted in Granada1 - 7/02/2017 by Rocket Drew
This is DJ Rocket 🚀 coming to you straight from Granada where we just had our first FREE DAY (or dia libra as we say in-country). That’s right, for a few glorious hours our 21-person squad hit the streets for some (kind of) unstructured time. Even though...
Posted in Granada1 - 7/02/2017 by Abby Gordon and Maya Figueroa
Hello parents and friends! It’s the líders del día: Abby and Maya!! Today we had a big day with an early wake up call at six AM. After getting ready, we walked to La Favorita Center where we ate a delicious breakfast of eggs, bread, a wonderful fruit drink, and...
Posted in Granada1 - 7/02/2017 by Iris Wen and Leila Salgado
Hey everyone!! Today was eventful. We started off our day at 6:30, and we had pancakes and bananas with pineapple juice for breakfast. After breakfast we took a 20 minute bus ride to the municipal dump. At the dump we met Jesse, a Christian missionary, and he spoke to...
Posted in Granada1 - 7/02/2017 by Sophy Fort and Sabrina Sousa
Hi family and friends, Today in Granada was Education Day, where we, Sophy and Sabrina, were leaders of the day. Being the leader of the day entailed not only being the last to eat but also performing our talent of fidget spinning in front of the group. The day...
Posted in Granada1 - 7/02/2017 by Rylie Weaver and Matthew Guerrero
Hi, this is Rylie Weaver and Matthew Guerrero reporting on our eventful Culture Day. We were the first LLD’s (Lider del Dia). One of our first responsibilities of the day was to wake everyone up at 7:30 a.m. To have our 8 a.m. breakfast. Like most of our meals,...
Posted in Granada1 - 7/02/2017 by Maria Noelia
Hi everyone out there! My name is Noelia and I was modeling the Lider del Dia role for today. Yesterday night after a late arriving of the group, we stayed the night in Managua and traveled to Granada this morning. Today we had orientation seminars about the...