Posted in Granada2 - 7/07/2017 by Taniah Herring & Francis Gonzalez
Me and my peers learned what it was like to live like a regular Nicaraguan from a rural town . In the town we were assigned to be with a family for the day, converse with them and help with their everyday chores. A part of today that really hit home was seeing how...
Posted in Granada2 - 7/07/2017 by Kathy Alvarez
Today was a day everyone enjoyed and had fun. We had a free day. We woke up at 7:30 am and had one full hour to get ready. We then went to go eat breakfast at La Favorita and at 9:30 was when our free day began. The glimpsers had to be in a least a group of four if...
Posted in Granada2 - 7/07/2017 by Ericson Espaillat & Chris Aquino
Hello friends and family! Today, we had great experiences with the people of Granada. For the first half of the day, we worked like a local in the local market. We were split into pairs and placed in different jobs. Some were in grocery stores, others were working...
Posted in Granada2 - 7/07/2017 by Ronny Padilla & Damali O'Keefe
Hola! Today we focused on Deconstructing Poverty as well as Aid and Development. Our Question of the Day was, “What societal factors can contribute to a high rate of poverty?” Our quote was one by Eric Greitens in which he said “Alone, human beings...
Posted in Granada2 - 7/07/2017 by Imanol and Kimberly
Sorry for the delay. We got done late yesterday. Today we learned the important of education for the people of Nicaragua. We first began by going to the library Puedo Leer. While being there, we nocticed that kids preferred to read and learn than anything else....
Posted in Granada2 - 7/07/2017 by Jalen wise
Today was a very amazing day for the global glimpse team! Celine and I took over the day as leaders of the day. This was a very special opportunity because we were the first student leaders of the day. Therefore, we set a very special and high bar for the next...
Posted in Granada2 - 7/07/2017 by Celine Ramirez
Today was culture day and we’ve been doing a ton exciting things. Our first activity was a dancing class. We learned how to dance different beautiful Nicaraguan rituals. It was very nerve wrecking to dance in front of my new peers but their excentric and...