Hello everyone! My name is Nick and today it was my turn to be the leader of the day!
As we can now count the hours until our departure from Nicaragua, we Glimpsers take a look back at the past 2 weeks and remember all the new relationships that have blossomed and the memories made that will last a lifetime.
Today was our second free day and after 4 days of intense action (working on our CAP project and volcano boarding just yesterday) it was a true blessing to be able to wake up at 8:00 (or 7:30 in my case since it’s my responsibility to wake everybody else up on time). Getting everybody up and going was pretty smooth today as everyone was excited to get up and moving in order to begin their free days. After a breakfast of pancakes, we were ready to split up into groups and enjoy our free days exploring different parts of the city. However things did not go as planned for most groups.
Today was Revolution Day in Nicaragua, it is a national holiday that is celebrated to commemorate the day that the National Liberation Army (FSLN) defeated the Somoza dictatorship. On this day the government of Nicaragua sends buses to cities across the country to collect citizens and bring them to the capital city of Managua in order to celebrate. As such, many places such as the internet cafe and different restaurants across the city were closed for the day. Fortunately, many stalls still remained open in Central Park so we could buy souvenirs for family members back home.
As this is our last full day in Nicaragua, we will spend the rest of the day packing and reflecting on how this trip has impacted us all to make change. Being in Nicaragua has allowed me to realize how privileged I am to live in the U.S. and how I take many things in life for granted. I will never forget my time here in Nicaragua and I hope that sometime in the future I can come back and visit this lovely country again.
Until tomorrow, parents, we hope to see you all soon!
Hi Nick, can’t wait to see you tomorrow. I don’t think I can sleep tonight. Your room is cleaned & linens are washed, your bowl of Pho will be waiting for you at home. Don’t be surprised if I stick to you like glue for a week at least(daddy & I both take a day off Tues.) enjoy your freedom while it last. My baby is coming home yeah!
Your ever loving mother:)))
I am keeping you all in my prayers today that you have a safe trip home and that you are comfortable as well. Couldn’t sleep knowing that I will be seeing my son soon!!! seeing my nieces and their friends arrive safely.
Moises,
Me and you sisters are anxious to see you, even though it’s only been 20 days it feels like forever.Your rooms will be ready for you to go to sleep comfortably in and Yes will stop at Tacobell lol. I love you can cant wait to see you. Edie said to remind you to Catch her because she is going to jump on you 🙂 she has missed her Bubbi more then you can imagine. also; dont be surprised if you see a huge crowd of nothing but family there lol.
I love you and I will see you at 12:30 🙂
Love MOm
Hola todos,
I just wanted to thank everyone, I feel like I’ve gotten to experience this place thru you. I don’t know about you but time flew by, I can’t believe it’s already over.
Very proud of all of you, I’m sure you represented our school/community very well.
I want to wish all of you a safe trip home, be safe and God bless you.
P.s Thanks to everyone for watching over my dulce.
Note from the US Global Glimpse team!
Avianca Flight 560 from San Salvador is scheduled to return to SFO at 12:10 am TONIGHT. (technically July 21st) Please pick them up in the arrivals hall (level 2) in the International terminal of SFO. You can track the flight at http://www.flysfo.com