Recent posts from: Jinotega – 06/05/2014


Roaming Jinotega aka FREE DAY!


Hola from Jinotega! It’s Sammich, your El Lider Del Dia here taking over the blog! Today is our free day! Well, it’s also the last day strolling the beautiful streets of Jinotega before we pack our bags and get ready to head home. After two and a half...

C.A.P.: The Sequel (Day 2)


When we last left our heroes, they were really quite exhausted from their first day of their Community Action Project. However, after a good night of sleep, they went back to working on the project with much enthusiasm and drive to finish what they had started!...

The First Day of Change


The first day of our Community Action Project (C.A.P.) started off with a BANG! After waking up later than usual, our delegation had enormous amount of energy, which we channeled by starting our indoor and outdoor murals at the AVODEC headquarters. Since everyone had...

The Political, The Young, and The Bold


  Today the group got a true glimpse into the political side of Nicaragua. We started off with a wonderful visit to the headquarters of a Jinotega based organization, Club Infantil. Club  Infantil specializes in reaching out to local youth in order to try and...

No Sun- But , Lots of Fun!


June 17th – Fun Day #2 Hey everybody! Day 12 in Jinotega has definitely been one to remember. We all got the chance to sleep in and had breakfast at 8.  Pancakes and syrup put smiles on everybody’s face and it was a great way to start the day. We then...

Of Hardships and Happiness (picture to come soon)


Today was Poverty Day; the day we heard the most about at the meetings at our respective schools. We were told that our experiences today would be ones that changed our perspectives and our lives. This was very true, as these experiences will stay with us for the rest...

A Day In The Life


Today was our delegation’s very special one dollar a day experience in which we had the privilege to visit a small town outside of Jinotega called Saraguasca. It is an extremely inviting community that struggless to get by without many of the luxuries we are so...