Hello family and friends! Let me begin with saying happy birthday to Indira (our Nicaraguan group leader)! We had a great surprise party filled with games, music, and cake! Everybody had lots of laughs and enjoyed participating in the games. Today was aid and development day where we were able to visit two different locations and look at different needs organizations here in Jinotega would like our help with. We will be deciding as a group what we would like to do for our community action project and our two field trips today helped us see where we would like to help. Our first field trip was to UNAN, which is the university here in Jinotega, we got to see both the science and nursing laboratories and what we could do to better improve them. Some of these things would include painting the walls as well as getting materials necessary for students to be able to complete labs and having necessary tools to help with their studies. Our second field trip was to Ecoalbergue, it was amazing on our way there because of the beautiful views we got to see. At Ecoalbergue we got to learn about the organization and how this organization helps students learn about the territories here in Jinotega and how these students are educated about how to own their own land as well as teach students from other countries, like ourselves, what we can do to help better the world. We had a tour and got to see many different plants, including coffee, which was really cool. Overall today was breath taking, we were able to experience another very beautiful part of Jinotega.
! Hola Tristan !
I’m so happy to see that you’re feeling better and well enough to rejoin the group. It sure looks your team has lots of fun activities planned, and I’m so pleased that you’re involved in such meaningful service projects to help the communities and children there in Nicaragua. What a terrific experience for you — again!!
We sure are missing you here and would love to have your laughter and sense of humor with us on our long drive home. Please take good care of yourself, enjoy each day, and know that I love you muchisimo. I’m sending you muchas besas ??? and big Nana hugs!!! ???.
Thanks again for the great blogging. We appreciate seeing all of you in the photos and hearing about your amazing experiences in Jinotega! Can’t wait to hear more! Take care all of you! Ben, we miss you, but we are so glad you are having this great experience! Sending lots of love and gratitude for all that you are doing there!
Thanks again for the great blogging. We appreciate seeing all of you in the photos and hearing about your amazing experiences in Jinotega! Can’t wait to hear more! Take care all of you! Ben, we miss you, but we are so glad you are having this great experience! Sending lots of love and gratitude for all that you are doing there!
Happy Birthday Jacky! We hope that you and the other travelers who weren’t feeling well are back on you feet (and off the seat)! From all the pictures and trip summaries, it looks like you guys are covering a lot of ground. What a great experience! Keep up the good work and we look forward to hearing all about it when you return. For those inquiring minds, the Warriors are now up 3-1 with game 5 tomorrow (Lunes) night at home. Love Mom, Dad, AND Sophia!
Thanks for the post and for sharing the beautiful nature of Nicaragua with us. The views and hills look just amazing. I’m sure you all enjoy the experience and are excited to start a project that will have an impact on the local community. Work hard and play hard everyone. I wish you the best on your every adventure, and l can’t wait to learn more about your project. And Sean, for someone who does not speak a word of Spanish and is terribly scared of bugs, I’m so proud of you for stepping out of your comfort zone to embrace new experiences. Please stay safe. I love you. So does Hawn, Joel, Brulee, Creme, Stripy, and Buddy. I don’t know about Houston or Heibaimao. But they do come by a lot so I’ll just throw them in. 🙂