Hi, I’m Nivedha and I am a part of the first group ever to go on a Global Glimpse trip at my school, Mission San Jose HS. So far it’s been an AMAZING experience and I will have great stories for the next group of Glimpsers from my school. I chose to be leader of the day for Global Business day because I am interested in the workings of local industries and how they impact that of other counties.
Today, we woke up at 7am and headed to our comedor as usual to have breakfast. We came back and had a Global Business seminar (one of the last official seminars we will be having). After that we got ready for our field trip to Salinsa, the largest salt factory in Nicaragua. We learned about salt production and how it was one of the biggest industries here, along with coffee. We headed to the pools where they keep the ocean water to evaporate for salt, and got to walk on some salt beds. It reminded us of snow, and we played around on the salt bed a bit, having running races and taking fun pictures. In the salt factory, we saw the processes of purifying the salt from the salt beds, and got to fill up a bag of salt each to take home. Some of us even came up with clever names for our little salt bags. After heading back to the comedor for lunch, we had a business activity in which the group was split into three and tasked to come up with a business and a plan to present to the rest of the group. It sparked some pretty interesting discussion between the three groups.
After the last business related activity of the day, we were free to further explore the city for 4 hours. Some of us went to the internet café, some to the supermarket to pick up some snacks, and some who stayed back to jam to some music, play cards, and take naps on our beloved hammock. Dinner was a pleasant change today, as we went to a quaint restaurant located a 20min walk from our hostel to have what everyone had been waiting for for a long time…………pizza! After dinner, the group walked back to the hostel happily after a long needed taste of home for our nightly meeting and to get ready for the best event of the day, a trip to the discoteca. We had a lot of fun dancing and experiencing how the locals spend their Saturday nights. Judith taught us how to salsa and although we still had no idea what we were doing, we all still had a lot of fun. We headed home around midnight, extremely tired and ready for the free day to rest and relax.
Until next time!
It sounds like you all had a fun day. All work and no play makes for very cranky teenagers! Ha ha! I bet the pizza was great and the discoteca was fantastic! Be safe, be healthy and email me. Miss you very much. I’m counting down the days.
Nivedha……All this on a single day!! Wow!! The day seemed to be portioned well… leading , learning , so much fun and PIZZA! These experiences……I am sure you will treasure for a long long time. Reading your blog feels like we are right there sharing the moments with you. I would like to see you salsa once you are back home..and yeah the salt ,Can’t wait to try the salt ….you know what I mean.
This is so much fun
Be safe, Keeping writing, Enjoy…!!
Nice summary of the days activities.
Kim – don’t forget my bag of salt! Just kidding. Glad to hear that everyone is having fun.
Thank you Nivedha for your fascinating blog! The field trip to Salinas sounded like a lot of fun. Salinas takes it’s name from the Latin word “salinae” which means salt works or salt ponds. You guys learned a lot about salt and so did I after doing my research. On top of that you guys worked on business plans, explored the city, went to a quaint restaurant for pizza, and chilled out with the locals, WOW! Thank you for the pictures and letting me know you all are having so much fun. mi amor sincero a todos, Nyla’s grandmother.
Glad that you are having fun. You must have learned a lot from the locals. Now you know how the other half of the world lives and survive with minimum.an awakening I am sure . Kim, I always look for you, Casey and Nicole in the pictures.. Happy to know that Nicole is ok. It must be a shocker.poor mom must be worried to death. As I always say…. Have fun but always always be careful. Don’t let your guard down. Waiting anxiously for your return with loads of stories. God be with you always and may your guardian angel work overtime for you guys……. Take care. Love ya !!!!!!!!
Hola Glimpsers! You guys were living the life of a young adult. Getting up and going to work; dining out for dinner; and then ending the evening disco dancing. Yahoo! What great memories
What a fun filled day. Aww pizza I’m sure it was a much needed change of pace. You will have to teach us to Sala dance.. Lol.. Okay maybe teach Ava and your sister. Love hearing all the stories. Keep the pictures coming .. You are missing all the prerelay for life craziness. Love and miss you. Mom
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Sounds like the group is having a really good time. MaKhayla it was good to hear from you on Saturday. We miss you but I know you are having a good time. Enjoy your experience.
Love T-Trish
Hello everyone!
Thank you Nivedha for the informative blog.
Glad to know you had some pizza and enjoying learning the culture! Looking forward to seeing you Kim so you can teach all of us the salsa! Im looking forward to my bag of salt your mom told us about..(pretty sure it will be years and years of supply(can never have enough)). It will be used don’t worry…lol. We miss you and look forward each day to read your days adventure!