by Team Nicaragua Thursday, March 10, 2011 The following blog entry has been taken from an assignment during Thursday’s team reflection. Members were asked to write a short note summing up this week’s experience for them personally. Each anonymous note was read by a different teammate. Only the authors know which quote is their own
Team Nica wants everyone back home to know that we will be okay today. We will be in Leon when the tsunami is expected to hit the coast. We are well inland and should not be in any danger at all. Our hosts have reassured us that we are well within the safety zone. We
by Team Nicaragua Thursday, March 10, 2011 The following blog entry has been taken from an assignment during Thursday’s team reflection. Members were asked to write a short note summing up this week’s experience for them personally. Each anonymous note was read by a different teammate. Only the authors know which quote is their own
by Natasha Tinsley Wednesday, March 9, 2011 The team is having a great time in El Sauce and the community San Nicolas. Our days are full of sun and sweat but some of us somehow have enough energy to play soccer with the kids in the town after work. For me personally, this trip has
by Marisa Akers Tuesday, March 8, 2011 When we get back to the hotel after working all day, we’re completely gross. Shoveling sand, moving bricks, mixing cement, sawing rebar and digging in the dirt leaves us with sore muscles and covered in sweat-streaked red, brown and grey dust. There’s no point in trying to put
by Jared Hostetler Monday, March 7, 2011 I first and foremost apologize for any poor grammar and/or spelling. We have been in the Nicaraguan sun and speaking Spanish since daybreak. If anything I say doesn’t make sense, that’s why ;] “Everyone to whom much was given, of him much will be required.” These words have
By Brenna Farley Sunday, March 6, 2011 The Pacific Ocean is unlike the beaches on the Atlantic or in the Caribbean. There is an energy here that is both foreign and comforting. The waves rise with intense diligence and surround their would-be conquerors in a cave of glass. Spectators are gently drawn in before being
by Roger Winstead Sunday, March 5, 2011 A few faces, serious and tense, looked out over the treetops spread under the paired steel wires. Brains raced trying to remember the instructions heard only moments before – “Strong hand brakes, weak hand holds the tether – or was it the other way around?” Eyes darted around,
by Roger Winstead Saturday, March 5, 2011 One of the really neat things about this year’s trip to Nicaragua is having a Nicaraguan traveling with the team and having the unique opportunity to visit his home in Managua. Gerzan Nuñez had not seen his family in 22 months. After coming to the United States and
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