Posts Tagged ‘Volunteers’

UNM Student Internship: Zoe in San Blas

Tuesday, April 7th, 2009

UNM Student Zoe outside of Hijos del Maiz

UNM Student Zoe outside of Hijos del Maiz

In her words…

I did my internship in San Blas, a small rural village about 20 minutes by bus outside of Granada, Nicaragua. The village was very different from anything I had experienced or seen in Nicaragua. The community was very poor, most of the houses (or shacks) were constructed with pieces of metal and wood. The living conditions were very simple, but the people and my host family were incredibly warm, generous and caring. I wanted to focus on the education in Nicaragua so I worked in a preschool in the mornings and a public high school in the afternoons.

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Univ. Students Go to Prison

Sunday, February 15th, 2009

Male UNM students marked to distinguish them from male inmates

Male UNM students marked to distinguish them from male inmates

University of New Mexico Students went to Granada’s Prison for one of their field trips.  Professor Christine Rack recaps it below…

“We went to the prison here is Granada yesterday. It was fascinating –the juveniles are housed with the adults (though 11 years ago the penal codedeclared that illegal) in a 4-state facility built for 400 and holding 850.  (more…)

Buen trabajo y muchas sonrisas

Sunday, February 15th, 2009

     Entrega de utiles en la escuela Jose de la Cruz Mena.

Entrega de utiles en la escuela Jose de la Cruz Mena.

El proyecto SI QUIERES PUEDEN REIR , es un exito…  500 niños que recibieron su paquete de utiles escolares, y no solo ellos, sus padres y maestros estaban muy contentos, por que muchos de estos niños no estaban asistiendo a clase por no tener sus utiles escolares, gracias a todas las personas que hicieron posible este sueño…

Ajedrez en Xalteva

Sunday, February 15th, 2009

Chess with their champion instructor

What the heck is “Ajedrez”? One of the coolest words in Spanish - “Chess” .
Nicaraguan national and international champions at only 14 and18 years old, Mariano and Ana Daniela Madrigal came to Granada in December to teach the kids chess.  (more…)

Hasta luego Oliver¡¡

Sunday, February 15th, 2009

despedida de Oliver

en toda despedidas de nuestros voluntarios hay lagrimas , pense que la de oliver iba hacer la ecepcion ,  un hombre que siempre tiene una sonrrisa  , sabiduria, humildad , pero  en todo este tiempo nunca expreso ni una lagrima , hasta el dia de su despedidas , esto quiere decir que somos su familia , TAMBIEN LO ERES  , (more…)

Al final siempre hay lagrimas¡¡¡

Sunday, February 15th, 2009

Oliver con los chavalos para El Show de modelos

Hay huellas para toda la vida en los niños y adultos de casa xalteva , gracias a personas como : Renee , juancito Ricky y diana  que salieron  hace poco tiempo de granada, pero compartieron sabiduria, tiempo,cariño . bueno¡¡¡ lagrimas y una plancha de abrazos de todos los niños. (more…)