Yesterday morning, a small group of us began a leadership workshop with the high school students. This workshop was similar to the one we did on day one, and forced the teens to work together, compromise, and come to a consensus. While this went on, another group visited the center of the market place "el mercado oriental". Later in the evening, we held a Nicaragua 2014 World Cup. This included teams from Argentina, Colombia, the United States, and many more. We will post some videos from the GoPro later!
Day 4
Earlier today, another group had the opportunity to visit "el mercado oriental". It is the largest market in Central America; the market runs 150 blocks and one can find anything from skinned iguanas to car parts and more. We found a range of food products and live animals, which included rabbits, roaches, birds, and chicken. This is what Jillian Woodard had to say about the experience: "The first word that comes to mind when I think of my visit to the marketplace is Carpe Diem. That is because every day those people make the best of what they have. It gave me an entirely different perspective on my life. The experience helped me appreciate what I have and showed me how blessed I am. I'm so grateful I was given this opportunity."
Back at Pan y Amor, the high schoolers baked around 500 cupcakes to give to the teachers. We also furthered our completion of the murals and another group also visited Aproquen to donate small bags filled with goodies. Today was by far the most humbling day of the trip, for me.
Yours truly,
Little Pencils (Ian)
just got a chance to look at your blog. I am happy you have been able to be a part of this. I am sure you will come back full of desire to do more. Thank you for sharing your and your group's experience.
ReplyDeleteGod bless you and your group, always.