Stand UP Nicaragua Update #2 Dear Friends and Family, There’s been quite a bit of happenings since our last update, so let’s get right to it! After four nights at Hotel Granada, the group checked out Friday morning and began the day in Catalina, a flower-shop like town with a fantastic view of both Laguna [...]
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Ambassadors to Nicaragua Update #1 Dear Friends and Family, Unaccompanied minors from Washington DC? Check! Unaccompanied minors from Detroit via Ohio? Check! Subway sandwiches at the airport? No lost passports? Check, and CHECK! Day one was written with the gusto, anxiety and excitement that often finds its way into international travel. Together, our new nine [...]
It’s only been one full day since the last update, so this one will be short and sweet as we prepare to spend the final hours together on the beach in Las Penitas. Today’s theme – youth. Yesterday was a bit of an early morning as we moved east from Leon towards Cerro Negro, the [...]
Sunday evening in Nicaragua. It’s been a whirlwind since we last spoke, and the author apologies for the tardy update that stemmed from missing the Shabbat’s sunset deadline. We left off during our final night in Granada, and we rejoin you en route to Leon from part three of Sunday’s adventure. Central America’s largest country [...]
Buenas dias from Granada, Nicaragua. Our last two days allowed us to bridge the gap between the far extremes of the Nicaragua travel spectrum, in more ways than one. Wednesday was spent back at La Granadilla, and after lunch we bounced our way towards Mombacho Volcano. The canopy tour and a series of 7 zip-lines [...]
A seamless gathering at the airport, an easy trip through security, and a conversation filled the 2 hour and 10 minute flight from MIA to MGA. Welcome to Nicaragua! Our group of kids boarded a van at the Managua Airport and cruised the culturally-shocking streets of the capital city towards Granada, where they joined forces [...]