Our first official day in Leon has finally come to a close. We started with our first wake-up call from Noel (our Site Manager), and we got ready to go to breakfast at el comidor. Once our bellies were full, we were ready for our first academic seminar. Charlie and I helped students learn about the history of Nicaragua through a challenging events card sort and understanding corruption reading an essay about the current president, Daniel Ortega. This was Charlie’s first time facilitating a seminar and she did great! After, we headed out in the heat for a 2hr city tour. It was super hot and humid, but we persevered and drank lots of water. Below are some of the pictures of the great things we saw – Lots of churches, the biggest cathedral in Nicaragua, a mausoleum that appreciated those who fell for the Sandinistas, a beautiful mural of Sandino, the Museum of Revolution, and Poets’ Park. We then had a wonderful buffet lunch, and then some free time to chill, since the city tour was a little exhausting. We’re not used to the heat yet! In the afternoon, we had a wonderful speaker spit some knowledge about Ortega and how corruption works in government in Nicaragua. It’s so fascinating how he is able to stay in power for so long! After dinner, we had our nightly meeting and our first self-reflection time where we had the opportunity to further debrief all the great things we learned from today about Nica history and politics. Tomorrow’s leader is Charlie, who will be writing the next blog post! Stay tuned, and keep up those comments! (I read yesterday’s out loud to the whole group and everyone ABSOLUTELY LOVED THEM!!! Thank you and big love to you all!)
Hi, Margaret I hope you’re having an amazing time there it looks like lots of fun and all the things you’ve leaned seem very interesting!!! Remember to tell me all about it when you come back !! I miss you!! I love you !!!
Learned* !! It’s been so lonely over here without your laugh and your smile, I better see more of it in the pictures !!! I miss you so much !!
Hello!! Beautiful pics! Keep them coming!! Thank you for posting them and letting us be part of the wonderful experience our kids are having. We miss you Anthony Alvarez, but we are so proud and so happy you got to do this!! XOXO
The pictures are great. Everything looks so beautiful. It is great to here that they have some free time and that they have self reflection time. Alina it was another bad day for the SF Giants. We lost to the Oakland A’s again. SF-1 OAK-7
I love you,
Mom
Sounds like you all are having a wonderful time! So cool to hear how you all are enriching yourselves in the culture!
Just think of all those beautiful things that you can live while you are traveling, these experiences are repeated a few times in life so make the most of your stay in Leon!
Among the best tastes that we can give is leave sometimes to another city to live beautiful moments. Get fun so you can recharge your energies. Have an unforgettable trip and cherish the memories!
Haley – I hope you’re liking the rice and beans 🙂 Update from home: Everything is good here in SR. Doc is impressed with my leg. I think this long comment just shows how much time I have on my hands though lol. Have fun and I miss you best friend!!
xo,
Amanda
Denise and Kimberly! These pictures look amazing! I hope you guys are having a great time. Denise–how are you handling the heat?! 🙂 How many bags of Zambos have you had so far?
Looking forward to hearing about more of your adventures!
I agree! I am so jealous of the beauty in those photos…. Keep ’em coming! I am so excited to hear what comes next!
Wow – you really keep moving! The pictures are beautiful and the history must be fascinating. Keep drinking that water!
Love you Katherine!
What a great day! I LOVE seeing all these pictures, looks like you guys are having a great time. So cool you get to immerse yourself into the culture!
Haley, so proud of you sis!! Hope you’re enjoying yourself as much as you thought you would be. So jealous that I can’t be there with you… ya know, being stuck in SR is just wonderful lol. I’ll definitely be living vicariously through you and these pics for the next few weeks. PS Armando is already getting the heat from all my PAs and the complaints about how much I miss you WOOHOO!! Miss you already, can’t wait to hear all about the insane memories you’re creating! Love you so much, sis!!!
Dev
Sounds like a lot of fun so far! I’m glad there are pictures, because we can feel a bit more connected. I salute all of you for fighting though the heat, it will get better!
Haley:
Yesterday, we played fugitives and needless to say, all of our cardio sessions paid off! It was alot of fun, but we all missed you. Hope your tan is going well and GATA!
Hey everyone! Looks like all you guys are having an amazing trip filled with new adventures.
Haley- I miss you so so much and can not wait till you get home and share all of the amazing stories you have from the trip! I love you!
Love,
Sabs
Hi Alice!!!! GO lil al al!!! I hope you are having a tremendous amount of fun and learning everyday! Speak Spanish!!! I will quiz you when you’re home! I love you and miss your weird snapchats and texts. These pics of you are so fun lol. XO Eliza
Heey sarryberry hope your having fun out there exploring everything GEET IT GIRLL! love and miss you be safe out there! ?❤