Recent posts from: Esteli2 – 7/29/2015


Last But Not Least


Our day began with a wake up call at 7:15 am. We ate breakfast at 8:00 am and after we went straight to a special program seminar, in which we shared our feelings, what we experienced from the program and how it affected us. The seminar lasted for about two hours, but...

Friday Fun


Although our scheduled wake up time was 8:15, many of the Glimpsers were up far before then, prickling with excitement for our free day. Breakfast consisted of fried plantains, beans, rice, and quesadillas, with strong, salty Nicaraguan cheese. Under an already...

Conquered, Achieved, Presented; CAP


Bright and early we all woke up at 5:40 and went to breakfast, with our full bellies we drove to pick up a few more supplies and arrived at the school. Although we arrived on time, we were delayed a couple minutes due to the locked gates which we carefully climbed...

Slowly, but Surely!


Since our working time on the community action project was cut short yesterday because of english tutoring, the Glimpsers decided to wake up at 5:40 am to ensure the maximum amount of progress on the second day of CAP. A usual breakfast was awaiting the group at 6:30,...

The Start of Something Beautiful


After a gruesome challenge which included having my face tampered by my fellow companions, I am happy to present the first day of our community action project as the lider del dia. For me personally, the community action project, CAP for short, was one of the events...

Skool and Stuff


Hey everybody (which basically means relatives and extremely devoted friends or more than friends 😉 ). I am currently seated in our common area listening to Jeonna and Humberto argue about what is in the mojitos we are drinking (I promise there is no alcoholic liquid...

Fun day at Samoto Canyon


Maybe one day we won’t wake up before the sun, but today was not that day. Despite being a Fun Day, wake up call was at 5:30am. We picked up breakfast and lunch at Buffet Estelí (and a bombero friend) and then headed straight to the Samoto Canyon on a private...