Hey everyone!!
Today was eventful. We started off our day at 6:30, and we had pancakes and bananas with pineapple juice for breakfast. After breakfast we took a 20 minute bus ride to the municipal dump. At the dump we met Jesse, a Christian missionary, and he spoke to us about his life and the work he does here in Nicaragua. Jesse visits the dump twice a week (Mondays and Wednesdays) to serve lunch and share the gospel with the workers there. We were able to meet some of the workers who were very kind and welcoming. We also served lunch to the workers there and we interacted with them. Right after the dump, we came back to the hostel and took mandatory showers because the dump was muddy and dirty. After the showers, a man named Ronnie came by to collect our laundry – he weighed our laundry and he collected money based on how heavy our load was.
Afterwards, we had a group reflection about our experiences at the dump, and we had lunch. Lunch was delicious, we had spaghetti and meatballs with melon juice. The liders del dia, Iris and Leila, ate lunch with Global Glimpse’s International Accountant, Yader. We discovered that Yader actually learned English through the Global Glimpse English tutoring program in Leon, Nicaragua, and is coming to the United States for the first time in September!
Then at 2:45, we took a trip to Centro Juan Pablo II, where we will be doing our CAP (Community Action Project) Project. We met the director of the learning center and she gave us a tour of the center. We were also able to see the previous delegation’s work which was very beautiful. By touring the center, our delegation was able to brainstorm ideas for our CAP Project. We then came back to the hostel to eat dinner which was Gallo pinto and empanada mondolos (fried plantain) with Jamaica juice.
After dinner we had our second day of English tutoring. Most of us felt that today was a more productive day compared to our first day of tutoring. We came back to our hostel to have our nightly meeting where the whole group reflected on the days activities and talked about tomorrow’s schedule. Now here we are writing the blog! Stay updated and don’t forget to check tomorrow’s blog!
With lots of love,
Iris Wen and Leila Salgado 🙂
Hi lauren!!
Your visit to the dump must have been very eye opening. Did you see a lot of dogs? (We saw so many at the Esteli dump). I hope you are having an awesome time teaching English!! It was one of my favorite parts of my trip! Can’t wait to see you soon and bool at CADA with a special picture!!?
Love,
A Money
Hi Abby,
Dad and I love reading the blogs every night. We can’t wait for them to come up. The blog was up early today. We have so many questions for you. Grandma Barbara and I were talking about how much we want to talk to you so we can hear your impressions. I hope you are taking a lot of pictures.
I can’t wait to hear about your CAP.
We miss you. Good night, sweet dreams, I love you.
Mom
Hi Alex,
Sounds like a day of eye-opening experiences. Looks like English tutoring was really fun today 🙂 I look forward to hearing about your CAP Project.
Love,
Tu mama
Keep up the good work, Glimpsers!
Hey Lauren! I can’t wait to see what you guys come up with for your CAP!! I am still at 0 in our game:). I miss you!!!!
Love that you all are experiencing the world in new and different ways. I can’t wait to hear more about your CAP Project. Miss and love you Lauren!
I enjoyed your recap of the Say! It’s good to know you are all being well fed.
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It sounds so exciting and like you are hearing/experiencing different perspectives on educational experiences. I love hearing about what foods you all eat and what kinds of people talk to the group.
Visiting the dump was the biggest eye opener for me when I went on my trip. I am glad that you all feel as though your English tutoring was much more productive today. Iris and Sharmane, you two better message me when you guys get back and tell me all about tutoring. We can compare the slang we taught our students 😉 IHS Ambassador love to you all <3
Hi Sophia,
I am sure the trip to the dump was very moving. I am so proud of you and can’t wait to hear about your experiences.
Miss you everyday!! Keep up the good work.
Love Mom
We really enjoy reading these daily blogs, thanks “leaders of the day”! Its great to get a daily glimpse of what your group has been doing. Visiting the dumps must have been a heartening experience. I look forward to hearing about your CAP project, and know your group will do an excellent job, whatever you decide to do!
We all miss you at home Sabina – I mostly miss your voice of reason! But I know what a great experience and what truly wonderful memories you will be bringing back home.
Love you, Mom, Dad, Nick & Alex
Hi LRuss
Hope your having an amazing time in Grenada!!! Hope you’re enjoying the Gallo pinto and plantains… lol. Anyways I miss you and can’t wait to hear about your experience when you come back!
Hi Iris,
I’m glad you’re having a good time making new experiences. Tell me all about it when you’re home.
Love, your fam
Hi Lauren
Sounds like you’re having a fascinating time in Grenada. This will be something you will never forget. We miss you and are excited to hear about everything you experienced during your journey.
Love
Sue-Sue and Cathy
Just saw this but good job Leila!!!!!! So proud of you and all of your accomplishments! Hope you had fun and happy to see you come back safely!!!!!