Recent posts from: Leon1 – 6/08/2015


Until Next Time, León…


Ahh, the bittersweet day has arrived: departure day. As Leader Del Dia, I woke up at 3:30 AM to begin our long journey back home. Room by room, one by one, I woke up my fellow glimpsers. Many were reluctant to get up, but they got on their feet when I threatened to...

Fun day at Cerro Negro Volcano


Hello friends and family, sorry for the late blog post. Yesterday was our most adventurous day during our trip. We woke up earlier than normal to get ready for our hike up Cerro Negro. Cerro Negro is a active Volcano that we hiked up one side of the volcano then we...

Free Day!


Hello family and friends! Today was our second free day of the trip. If you haven’t read the post on the first free day, here’s a summary: we have no set schedule and the glimpsers are free to do whatever they want. This day was a blessing after the three...

CAP Project Day 3


“I’ve learned that people may forget what you said, they may forget what you did, but they will never forget how you make them feel.” This was the quote that lingered within me as leader throughout the day. Seeing how our group has evolved from being...

Community Action Day (Day 2)


Hola todos! Today, we continued our delivery for our Community Action Project at Los Pocitos. Being the El Lider Del Dia we woke everyone up at 7 in the morning. For breakfast at Quiero Mas, we ate delicious cereal with milk and bananas. After our filling breakfast,...

Community Action Project (Day 1)


Hey there, Danny and Deepka here! We have had the honor of being Los Liders del Dia for the first day of our delegation’s CAP (Community Action Project). The Community Action Project represents the beginning of the end of our journey here in Leon, Nicaragua....

Working Like A Local


  Hello everybody! We are Josette and Thanh. Today, we started our day as locals by waking up at 6:00 in the morning; well rested for the big day ahead of us. At Quiero Mas we received a nice ham and cheese sandwich with a cold glass of orange juice. After our...