Hola familias!
This is Sophia and Morgan, the first student leaders of the trip! Today was an eventful day, starting off with us waking up everyone at 7 am. We then went to breakfast at our usual eating spot, Buffet Esteli. There we enjoyed beans, avocado, plantains, and the daily fresh juice! We then went back to the hostel and discussed the different perspectives of aid in developing countries. After an intriguing discussion, we visited Mujeres Ambientalistas. This is a place that a group of single moms founded in order to make the environment cleaner. There they make recycled paper and we had the opportunity to make a piece ourselves! Then we had lunch and two hours of free time! During our free time we split into groups and went to the supermarket, cultural center, and internet cafes. Sadly, lots of us called our families and many did not pick up :(. Just as a friendly reminder that if you get an unknown, private, or call from Florida (not sure why it shows up as this) to pick it up because it is probably us!
The best part of the day (at least in our opinion) was tutoring English for the first time! Most of us were a bit nervous going into it, especially the ones who don’t speak Spanish very well, but it was an amazing experience for all. We were shocked by how eager the students were to learn and how welcoming they were to us. We are already looking forward to tomorrows tutoring session! For dinner we got a special surprise, pizza! We were able to have some American food to celebrate the 4th of July!
We ended the day with our nightly meeting, passing the leader of the day “torch” to Katey and Sierra.
We are having an amazing time here and learning so much but we love and miss you all!
Sophia and Morgan
Hello everyone
Happy fouth of July
Sounds like it was a great day,
Yummy pizza
Love nichelle
Thanks for all of your comments! We read them every night and live reading what you have to say. Happy early birthday also!
From Anisa and squad
It must’ve been fun being a teacher for the day and celebrating 4th of July in a foreign country.
I can’t wait to hear from you when you get back.
Love,
Grandma, mom,dad and dylan.
Hey guys. This was something I didn’t have enough courage to say in person. I was so thankful I was blessed with such an amazing and welcoming group. Trust me it wasn’t any of you guys who influenced my decision. I was just in a bad place and I didn’t want my negative attitude to affect the group as a whole so I took my leave quietly. I read all the big loves and I just wanted to say thank you so much for all your words of enoucragement. Enjoy the rest of the trip!
Happy to hear the tutoring went so well. Sounds like lots of new food and experiences. Good luck with the next activities, stay adventurous!
Te queremos
We love you Morgan!
-Mom, Dad and Matthew
I love reading your blogs written by all of you. So wonderful reading of your
new experiences and adventures in a country not that far from us!
. aventuras felices
. amor para todos ustedes
. amor especial a Morgan Keller
Ruth McLuckie, Seattle, USA
Morgansky!!!!
I’m so glad to read the English tutoring went really well and that you’re having a great time! Cassandra is so worried about you. I don’t know why. You’re a big girl who is capable of anything anywhere 🙂
Sounds like your trip is amazing so far and can’t wait to hear about all of your adventures there in Esteli! Soak it all up out there and make every minute count!
Hugs,
Ruby Fong
My mom is right… I am worried about you lmao and also shoutout to my mom for embarrassing you with this post ahaha
Sophie!!!
So glad to hear from you we miss you over here!! If you call my cell I’ll answer:) Is being there helping your Spanish? I’m sure everyone is very thankful that you are teaching them English, can’t wait to hear about all the fun things you do over there be sure to reach out of your comfort zone & really experience their culture. Hope all is well love you❤️
Your big sis
Ana
Glad to hear you are having a wonderful time and emersing yourself in the culture.? Food sounds yummy, you should ask for the recipes so you and I can make the dishes at home. Enjoy this awesome trip it is one you will remember for a life time . Can’t wait to hear all about your experiences when you come home .
Te quiero y extrano mucho ,
Mom
We enjoyed reading your Blog. Glad to hear about wonderful new life learning experiences. Pleased that the locals have welcomed you with open arms and you have given back with tutoring. Continue to use your Spanish daily and allow the locals to use their English with you. Take lots of pictures so you can share your memories with us.
Sorry we missed your call..we thought your call was another annoying telemarketer.
Dad, Mom, Sisters and Cooper
Yay! Sounds like you guys are having an amazing time! So proud of you Sophia and the rest of you kids! Continue on having fun! Love, Nicole
MORGAWWWWNNNN!!
Really missing my best friend! Things here in the DR are amazing!! I got attached to this little boy from my home during the Living Like A Local Day, but I´ll tell you more about it later haha. It seems like you´re having so much fun and I am so glad we have this opportunity. Please write more too, can´t wait to hear it all! I´ll check the blog next week to see what you´re up to, so you fr better write! Lol
LOVE YOU BEST FRIEND!!
ya sister cassie