Posted in Matagalpa1 - 6/25/2017 by Diamond Goshay and Brianna Davis
Hey parents and friends, it’s Diamond and Brianna and today we were the leaders for fun day. We all woke up at 6:00am and got on the bus by 7 to prep for a very tiring bus ride. Our first stop was after two hours and was at the gas station. Students were allowed...
Posted in Matagalpa1 - 6/25/2017 by Jorge and Ezekiel
Today’s morning started with a wakeup call at 4:30am. For the most part we were able to get everyone up and on the bus by 5:00am. This development would lead to an hour long bus ride to farm where the students were expected to work like a local. Before we get to...
Posted in Matagalpa1 - 6/25/2017 by Christian Bradford and Christopher Orr
Hola! Today’s leaders of the day were Christian Bradford and Christopher Orr. Today was a day that we got to call a “Free Day” this means that we got opportunity to explore more of the city Matagalpa and more time to relax. The group that was lead by...
Posted in Matagalpa1 - 6/25/2017 by Abigail and Kirsten
Our first activity of the day was visiting ADIC, a program where women and youth work together for a better tomorrow by teaching and learning about their natural rights. There we had the opportunity to engage with the youth by playing games, such as soccer, and...
Posted in Matagalpa1 - 6/25/2017 by Nicole Alonso and Jazmin Santiesteban
Today we started the day by going to Tejerina to help locals who are in need. Tejerina is a very poor community who lives off of $1 or $2 a day. Some students helped by walking up and down steep hills to assist families that don’t have access to water in their...
Posted in Matagalpa1 - 6/25/2017 by Lauren Levites
Hi families and friends, this is Lauren one of the GG leaders! I am the leadership coach for this trip and I am very excited to see our students grow in their leadership abilities! Our first student leaders started at our nightly meeting tonight and will be writing...
Posted in Matagalpa1 - 6/25/2017 by PC Juliana
Hi friends and family, This is Juliana, the program coordinator, writing again after modeling the ‘Leader of the Day’ role for the students. We arrived in Matagalpa very early this morning and before lunch, had two orientation seminars to help students...
