Returning from yet another trip down to Central America. I have to say, it is absolutely one of my favorite places on earth. There is not a feeling quite like it when you have the combination of great adventure, exploring new things, spending time with Nica friends and making new friends, diving into another amazing culture, and all the meanwhile making a difference.
It makes me so happy to say that on this trip my sister accompanied me. Not only was this her first time to Nicaragua, but also her first time out of the United States!!!
We have two goals for this trip and both are a bit different than our previous trips where we put on huge soccer camps. One very important part was to take some videos and interviews of some of the youth involved with and affected by the soccer program. This is so important for people at home to hear from the people of Nicaragua, how beneficial the soccer program is. This is where all of the donations of soccer balls, clothes, shoes, and money, and volunteer efforts go! Thanks to iMovie, these videos should be up pretty soon! Anyone want to help me translate for subtitles?
This summer we are flying Tony Mardiaga, of the community Somotillo (where we hosted our last camp in Nicaragua), to Maryland to experience the US and interact with our soccer community to help educate people and create a tangible connection for our soccer community to Nicaragua. Because Tony does not speak english and has not yet been outside of the Nicaragua, let alone on an airplane, we decided to travel down to Nicaragua to accompany him back to the US and help him on his journey. Of course, we would not simply fly down to Nicaragua just to fly back so we decided to spend some time exploring the country and interacting with our friends of the church. It was quite the adventure…
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