i.s.a. - international studies academy san francisco

This is what happened on the trip:

DAY 1: Today we got off the plane in the Managua airport and ate lunch at a restaurant. After that we went and seen some murals of Nicaraguan history and went to meet our host families. There where 2 sets of 3 girls and 1 set of 3 boys. At the host families we unpacked, seen the other peoples host families and then ate dinner. After dinner we went to our evening journal write.

DAY 2: Today when we got up we went to the center and got ready to hike a volcano. We hopped into the van and drove to the volcano. When we got there we started hiking. The wind was extremely strong so a lot of our stuff blew away and it was really high up. At the top, we climbed down to the bottom by sliding our heels in the sand so we wouldn’t tumble down. When we got down we went in the van and then swimming. After swimming we went to the plaza and then home for dinner. After dinner we did our evening journal write.

DAY 3: Today was our first day of working and it was hot and hard. We had to pull wheelbarrows of dirt and dig holes. After work we went to the pool again so it was cool. After swimming we went to the plaza and then home for dinner. After diner we did our evening journal write.

DAY 4: Today we worked again, just like yesterday but afterwords we didn’t go to the pool. We went to a bunch of museums about different things and than the plaza. We got some souvenirs and then went home for our regular schedule.

DAY 5: Today we worked again, but afterward we went to the beach, we had fish for lunch and got to swim in a pool at the beach and bask in the beach sun. After the beach we went straight home and did our normal deal.

DAY 6: Today we worked again but instead of our normal working we mixed the dirt into cement. Then we built a wall out of it. After work we went to the pool again, and then the plaza. We took our time to do our last shopping and spend our last córdobas. After that we went home and had a little farewell celebration. We played games with our host families and ate ice cream. After that we just went home to pack and sleep.

DAY 7: Today we went to the poop village just to do an art project. We painted murals on the walls and we had lunch there and after that went home to wash up and do some last minute packing. We went to Managua then to catch our flight home.