Granada Nicaragua 2016!

(Apoyo Lagoon Natural Reserve)

This day was our last day working on our CAP (Community Action Project). It was one of the most emotional days. Looking back to this day I remember the smiles and laughs of all the kids while playing with the pinatas as well as when we presented them with all the school supplies that we donated them with. It was a day that we celebrated all of our hard work on La Escuela Inmaculada. Many of us painted the school, this was to enhance the appearance of the school. Other Glimpsers worked on crafting cement in order to renovate the playground and make a pathway to the kitchen. This helped the school transform into a safe environment for the kids. After this, the leadership team had a surprise for us. This surprise is shown in the picture above. This place was one of the most beautiful places I've ever seen. It had a beautiful view of the lagoon that we were able to swim in. This view took my breathe away. It was something that I knew i had to cherish because of the complete difference in environment between Nicaragua and New York. That's some of the unfortunate things about NYC, because NYC is a city the only time I see nature is central park and the Hudson River that I can see from apartment window. 

                                                                  (La Casa de Comedia)
         
        This picture shows the house of comedy. This house is a special house with an important purpose. This house is made out of about 20,000 PLASTIC AND GLASS BOTTLES. This house was so beautiful and fascinating. The people who live there work in a circus and create an atmosphere that makes it feel like a home filled with love and joy. They even have a couch made out of plastic bottles, which is actually comfortable (they put cushions on top). One of the residents of this house explained to us that in Nicaragua, water is very sacred. There is also a big trash problem in Nicaragua. I got to experience this problem while being in Nicaragua. This meant closing the water while I was brushing my teeth when it was not needed. I also saw how there was almost no trash cans in the streets. This trash sometimes end up in the rivers which effect people lives. This house relieved some of that problem. One of residents of the house also told us how he reached some of the kids on how to recycle and reuse. For example he turned a pack of gum box into a wallet. After our tour of the house we were able to learn circus tricks. The best thing was doing aerobics, however juggling was challenge for me because I can't even catch and yoga was difficult because of the heat.                                

            This is one of the designs of the bottle house. This house is a two story house filled with beautiful art and amazingly kind people.