It is 8pm in Esteli and students are wiped out! We started our day at 7am for a traditional Nicaraguan breakfast of pintogallo. Then we all learned about Nicaraguan history through a timeline game and caught a glimpse of the political climate through a reading. Students were making great connections to American politics as well as politics in other Latin American countries!
We then had an amazing tour of the city of murals! We rode on the public bus (which was VERY crowded–a nerve-wracking experience for some!) and saw a cathedral, cultural museo, and the central square. This tour was not just fun and informative, but it will be useful for when students are able to explore Esteli on their own. One of the highlights from the students was a man trying to sell us hammocks all day!
Another highlight was a speech and painting session with Julio, a Nicaraguan artist who has painted many murals in the city. He took students through his experiences during the Nicaraguan revolution and several major political and social changes. It gave students the chance to see how these revolutions affect people’s day to day lives. Then we got to show him our artistic side through painting!
Shout out to all students–especially Anisa, Jorge, and Sean–who put themselves out there and practiced their Spanish today!
Right now none of my pictures are uploading 🙁 We will be sure to post one tomorrow!
What a great start to the trip, can’t wait to see some pictures! Jorge, glad to hear you are putting your native language to good use. Can’t wait to see what adventures tomorrow will bring. Saludos a todos! ?
Hello Sean, Hope everything is going well. I see you are working on your Spanish. I am very proud of you, Please bog back when you have some time. Would love to see some pictures.
Love Dad
Wonderful to get these “windows” into the trip and activities! Your first full day sounded so interesting — full of learning opportunities and time to get to know each other. Can’t wait to see photos once the uploading works 🙂 Morgan, great to hear from you when you arrived. Never realized how short one minute is! So many questions still, but we will save those until you return. In the meantime, have a great trip and we look forward to reading the group blogs.
Hola to Gab, Clarita and Elijah (i think elijahs there too…) I miss yall, we can share stories when were all back or by some miracle run into eachother here.
Hello Najma, heard from Clara, gab and Elijah, wanted to send you a shout out too on your day too. hope you are having a time to remember, reflect, joy and maybe a few tears but grateful you and the buddies are having this experience.
Clara’s Mom Rose
Wow yeah Anisa talking a chance . I knew you could do it . Spanish comes natural to you ?. Continue to try ur Spanish. We all love and miss u. I can’t wait to hear about your day.love me