Posted in Leon2 - 7/03/2017 by Rachel K. and Jazmine
Before the day even started, we knew that today would be filled from morning to night with countless activities but we had no idea what we would learn or what a great adventure it would be. Our extremely eventful day began promptly at 7:30 AM, when we woke up and got...
Posted in Leon2 - 7/03/2017 by Kiki
To the parents of our glimpsers: I wanted to write a quick bonus post to let you know that your kids are some truly incredible human beings. As we reflect at the halfway point of the trip, it’s quite remarkable to consider all that we have seen and experienced....
Posted in Leon2 - 7/03/2017 by Brian D.
Hello to all the friends and family of all the Glimpsers! After a week of hard work learning about Nicaragua’s culture and people, we all got to experience our first free day! Here is how the day went, At 8:00 am, everyone woke up and got ready to start the day....
Posted in Leon2 - 7/03/2017 by Loren and Ellyza
“How are the people?”, “What do we need to do?”, ” what do Nicaraguans do in their everyday lives?” These are some of the questions that went through our minds when we heard that we were going to live like a local here in Leon...
Posted in Leon2 - 7/03/2017 by Zowy and Javier
Today was an emotional day for the group as a whole as we saw the lifestyle of the Nicaraguans who are stuck in a cycle of poverty. The context is so different here and when we saw it all in person we were very affected. In the morning after breakfast we did an...
Posted in Leon2 - 7/03/2017 by Chelsea and Diana
Knock knock. “Wake up! We’re gonna have some fun today!” The crisp morning was refreshing but proved to be unsustainable, as the heat of the sun beamed aggressively upon the Glimpsers. By 7:30 am, the sun was already high up in the sky,and we were on...
Posted in Leon2 - 7/03/2017 by Oscar Wong and Eric Lam
At six am we began the day off to a rough start waking late, leading to a thrown off schedule. We had a quick nutritious breakfast consisting of pancakes, watermelon, and pineapple finished with an authentic strawberry-lime horchata. After breakfast, we jumped on...
