Recent posts from: Trip Blogs 2017


Capping off with cap day 2


Hi! We are Liliane and Adia, the LDDs for today, which was working on the second and final part of our Community Action Project. We started off the morning with a 6:30 AM wake up call and had sandwiches and fruit for breakfast. Afterward, we headed over to La Canasta...

C1C is here at last!


Buenas noches!  Just a quick note to let you know that the C1C delegation has arrived safe and sound!  After a few delays, the group arrived to the Santiago airport and made their way to a local hotel, where they munched on some pizza and had their first nightly...

In Our Lives


Today we had an early wake up so we could get to our Community Action Project on time. I (Gigi) was part of the group that had to paint the bricks, so we started by scraping paint off the walls. We were really surprised because we thought we would just clean the walls...

Free Day


It was a fun, exhausting day. The morning call of the day is at 8:00 A.M. It is our first fun day in Leon, Nicaragua. We had so many ideas about what we wanted to do and where to go. After breakfast, we went to the supermarket to resupply our snacks and basic needs....

They made it!!


Hello Friends and Families of San Cristobal’s Glipmsers, Your favorite Glimpser has arrived to their home for the next 15 days! I must say, I am impressed with how quickly and naturally they have started to bond with each other. They have already began to share...

First Free Day


Our first free day started with a wake up call at 8:00 a.m. with breakfast on the table by 8:30 a.m. We then separated into two groups. The groups roamed the city with stops to the internet cafe to get in touch with their loved ones back home, and after some tears of...

History Day


Today we learned the history of Leon during our walking tours, as our in-country leaders helped us decode the beautiful murals that illustrate the politics and culture of this amazing city and country! We also visited the Indigenous Museum, and learned about the...