Hi everyone!
I am Shivani and I was today’s leader of the day 🙂 Today was our group’s first free day. On free days, we barely have a set schedule since we get to go in groups and explore the beautiful city of Matagalpa. We went in two groups today: half of the kids were with Matthew and half of the kids were with Noel. All of us had an amazing time bonding with one another and getting to know the city a little bit better. Noel’s group had started the day off by going to the famous church in Nicaragua which is about a ten minute walk from our hostel while Matt’s group started the day off by going to try to buy a basketball and find a court to play on. Even though Matt’s group could not find a store selling basketballs due to lots of stores being closed on Sunday’s, they still found other things to do as a group and enjoyed their day. Both groups also had the chance to contact some of their family and catch them up on everything that is going on at home. I learned a lot about being a leader today and it was a great experience for me to try to lead the group to the best of my abilities. I am really grateful to have had this experience and I also get to be leader of the day again so I can correct my mistakes and become an even better leader like all of my fellow glimpsers. As we are nearing toward our half-way point of the trip, we all hope time slows down as we are having a blast together in this eye-opening country.
Bethany I missed your phone call again because Lindsey discovered that my phone was on Do Not Disturb mode, so I wasn’t getting any ring tones or alerts at all. I feel so bad! It was good to hear your sweet voice and that you are having a fun time with all your new friends and enjoying amazing experiences together. The waterfall sounds like it was beautiful. Hope the stomach bugs and the flying bugs are not bothering you too much. I love you and miss you lots.
Love Mom
It was so wonderful to hear your voice Lexy! We hope you had a wonderful free day and was able to see something you haven’t yet. Regardless of no basketballs it sounds like it still was quite the adventure. Almost half ways thru your trip keep learning and sharing time flys enjoy evey minute if you can. Miss you Lexy! Jv Nv Rv
Dear Ryan, thank you so much for chatting with us! We all miss you sooooo much and selfishly can’t wait for you to come home! But we know you are having a fantastic time and know that you will build lifelong friendships and memories there. Hope the DEET lotion is working and mosquitoes are staying away from all of you. Love you so much! Mom
Hi Shivani! Hope you guys are having an amazing time in Matagalpa and that all is going well. Thinking of you! Suzanne King
Shivani!! This trip is sounding amazing & can’t wait to see u soon:) I cant wait to hear all about your trip. Hope this was a trip with everything you wanted and more! See you soon! Safe travels