Posted in Bonao - 7/14/2017 by Leslie Suero, Isaiah Ortiz
Today was Living Like a Local Day. We woke up at 6:30 in the morning feeling tired from lack of sleep after an exciting free day yesterday where we bought our last souvenirs. The water was turned off to get a true experience so we all took a bucket shower, and when...
Posted in Riobamba1 - 7/14/2017 by Zack Klein
Day 10 – Free Day #2 Today, our free day began with a half-hour later wake up call at 8:00 where people woke up to Hot Chelle Rae’s bop, “I Like it Like That”- the greatest song of our generation. After eating breakfast at the hostel, the group...
Posted in Riobamba2 - 7/25/2017 by Michelle Sale
Team Riobamba, I cannot wait to meet you guys and have fun learning and seeing Ecuador! I’m extremely curious to get down there, as this summer will be my 19th anniversary since I’ve been to Ecuador! 19 years ago, I spent a month in Peru and then a month...
Posted in Esteli2 - 7/26/2017 by David Garcia
Hello everyone! My name is David Garcia, I have lived in the Bay Area my entire life. I have never traveled to any country in South/Central America and I am thrilled to do so. I am incredibly excited to be immersed in Nicaraguan culture and lifestyle. Despite my...
Posted in Esteli1 - 7/20/2017 by Loretta Balsam
Today was an amazing day filled with much Nicaraguan culture. We started the day at El Jalacarte, a farm in the mountains north of Estelí, which has rock carvings in the mountain rock. Don Alberto is the gifted carver who shared his humble home, amazing art, and...
Posted in Leon1 - 7/20/2017 by Pablo And Isabelle B.
This morning, Isa and I got everybody up bright and early at 6 am, beginning to prepare all of our clothes and stuff for a fun day at the beach. After getting a nice breakfast and having a nice mental warmup for the events of the day, we hopped onto the bus for our...
Posted in Granada1 - 7/22/2017 by GG Leader - Kelly Bonnez
Greetings from Granada, Nicaragua! We made it to Managua this morning and were warmly welcomed by our two fantastic Program Coordinators (PCs), Athalia and Noelia. We journeyed an hour by bus to Granada and settled into our hostel. We have the accommodations all to...
