Hello all!
Today was Work Like a Local Day, which means we were all working in the market today. The day started up with a wakeup call at 7:00, followed by a breakfast at Imabite. After breakfast, we went to the Santos Barcenas market and were assigned vendor stalls in pairs. We helped the stall owners sell their wares, with varying methods and efficacies. We were competing for prizes as well – Most Sales, Loudest, Most Creative, Most Flexible, and Best Advertisement. We worked in the stalls for a while – almost four hours. Lunch came in the form of takeout from Imabite, with meals and juice for both us and our stall owners (which we then ate together). After the work, we met the administrator of the market, whom we thanked for having us and gave the Speaker Gift.
After that, we went back to the hostel, where we prepared for our presentation for the technical side of the CAP project to Ramón, a representative of Barrilete. Things actually went a lot smoother than we had anticipated, since we had assumed many things would not be available that in fact were, and as such had over-complicated the project. The initial plan is officially completely feasible given the time, and incredibly under budget.
After the presentation, we had free time until 4:00. One group went to the internet cafe, while another one went to the coffee shop first (and then the internet cafe). After free time, we dressed up for dinner since we got a special night out. We went to a restaurant and had pizza and lemon meringue pie.
After that, it was off to the English tutoring classes. They are moving along very smoothly at this point. Finally, we came back to the hostel and had the nightly meeting. The torch of El Lider Del Día was passed to Nayeli Duran, who will be writing tomorrow’s blog post. Today was an interesting day, but more is to come tomorrow as we actually begin the project. More to come soon!
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Samuel Anguiano . Hi Jasmine is always nice to see you, I hope you like the food from Nicaragua. I miss you a lot and I love you more, have fun and take care of yourself.
Hola Jasmin y compañeros de mi hija me da mucho gusto ver cómo aprenden cosas nuevas y muy buenas hasta vendedores wow que bonita experiencia me emociono mucho cuando te veo en una foto te vez contenta mi niña bonita . Te esperamos con mucho amor saludos a todos tus compañeros están haciendo como equipo un buen trabajo love love your mom
Hola Jasmine Felicidades por tu participacion hicieron feliz al dueño de la tienda con tanta creatividad y con mucha ayuda, bien por ti, las actividades se ven muy interesantes y divertidas, me da gusto que las compartan.
mmm se me antojo el pie de limon.
Querida sobrina Jasmine sigue disfrutando el viaje y se Feliz.
con cariño tu tía Nora de Tijuana Baja Californa.
Hi Emma,
Your varied experiences are simply amazing! It is clear you are building a great set of memories, depositing valuable experiences for future reference, and seemingly enjoying the process of being exposed to a world much different than your own. We look forward to talking with you when you return home. Much love, Tita and Jiddo
Hiii Joyful!!! Hope your having a wonderful experience in Nicaragua. We all miss you very much. We’re exited to hear about your new expirence, what you’ve learn and seen, and I would love to hear how the food tastes like, and the activities you’ve partaken in. Enjoy these last few days, because they go by very fast. Be safe and well see you soon.:)) love you
My comment was for Jasmine
Hey Jasmine!!! Hope you’re having fun out there!! we miss you and can’t wait until you come back and tell us all your stories and experiences 🙂 Love you and talk to you soon!
Hey jasmine ! Miss you lots . So cool seeing pictures of you having fun ! Hope to see you soon before our senior year starts ! Can’t wait for you to tell us fun stories of people you have met and got to know ! Anyways have fun and see you soon !
Dear Jasmine es toda una Aventura lo que estas viviendo,te vi en una foto con tus compańeros de grupo. Que emocion saber que estan usando su CREATIVIDAD para dar ideas de como Ser un mejor vendedor. Querida sobrina escribe tus memorias de cada lugar que visiten y lo mejor de tus actividades. I love You beautiful girl.
The market sounds so interesting and a great work experience. I excited for you all to start your CAP project and am looking forward to hearing about it and hopefully seeing some pictures. I loved hearing your voice today Emma. I love you and miss you!
Hola Jasmine!! Toma muchas fotos para que nos las compartas..Dios te cuide cada dia… Te encargo halgo de por haya.. Halgo haci como una postal , unos chicles que digan maide in Nicaragua.. ?… Te quiero mucho.. Te esperamos con ancias para que cuentes todas tus experiencias..
Hola mi niña hermosa Ari¡ y hola a todos los Chikos . Tuvieron un día impresionante. Estoy contando los días para verte¡ aunque se que ustedes se la están pasando súper. Un abraso y muchos besos. Por cierto si alguien sabe la traducción de glimpsers en Español se los agradecería mucho que la compartan. Aun no la encuentro…..besos
Love ALia
Hi Adam!
It sounds like you’re having a great time. Good job on this description of work like a local. It was almost like being there, it was so descriptive!
Take care of yourself. Love Aunty Tina, Uncle Danny and David
Hola Jasmine!! Como estas!! Como esta el clima por haya? Llueve o esta caliente?… Me himagino q estas aprendiendo mucho de otras culturas , como vive la gente por haya … Como quiciera estar cerca de tus Padres para que cuando llegues enterarme de todo lo que estas viviendo , de todas tus experiencias, de tus sentimientos de como vive la gente haya, de como es la gente, los niños , los lugares… Me emociona mucho tu viaje… Mientras tanto recive un fuerte abrazo con mucho cariño de mi parte y toda mi familia y muchas bendiciones para ti y todo tu equipo que Diosito los cuide y proteja todo el tiempo… Love you my niña???
Go Adam! Sounds like you all were industrious there…we’re reading all of these and just imagining you having a great time with everyone. We miss you but know that you’re having quite an adventure.
Love mom
Hi Jasmine!! I hope you are having a great time. I’m jealous that you are able to experience things like this. I really do hope you are enjoying yourself, but I can’t wait until you get back. Hopefully when we visit you will be home((:
Enjoy this experience and I can’t wait until you get back ((:
Hi Jasmin I hope you are enjoying your time away and learning a lots of good things, bring a lot of new experience with you so you can share with us, we all miss you, but we are happy that you had the opportunity to experience this new adventure, we will be waiting for you and to hear all about it!!!
see you soon Jasmin ??
Hey jasmine, I hope you are having fun and you are learning a lot. I’m glad that you did everything you could to go on this trip. I love your ambition to do this you want to achieve. This ambition will take you far in life! Stay safe! or i will hunt you down. haha. . Once you get back you will have to tell me all about your trip! – Johnny (The best cousin).