The weeks leading up to midterm break were especially busy so I didn't make my customary post to say I was going to... (fill in the blank), but... Hooray for Nicaragua!
Traveling with a great group of students from my school this week for an alternative spring break program learning about the programs our Sisters run in Matagalpa, Nicaragua. All of them are programs for special needs kids and their families, most of whom would otherwise be trapped in their homes for lack of basic things like wheelchairs.
I say "sisters" but really it's just one woman overseeing all 16 of the initiatives that have been developed here in the past 15 years. Today we visited a shop that specializes in yogurt, cheese and granola. All fresh and organic and operated by disabled adults and their family members. Then we got an enthusiastic welcome from a large class of kids with a variety of disabilities who spend time here each day while their caretakers have a few hours to work, shop or socialize. After lunch, we took a ride out to a farm where 6-8 kids each day participate in what is probably Nicaragua's only horse therapy program. The kids are loving and friendly in their way, and I was lucky to get to do one of the therapy sessions, riding along with a 9 year old girl who can't yet sit on the horse by herself.
This week's blog posts will no doubt be short as Internet is limited and our schedule packed full each day and because i didn't pack the keyboard! But I'll post pictures if I take some and will try to convey some of the adventure that is this place if I can.
Buenos Noches All!
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I am happy to see that you are right in the midst of things. I have looked at the Familias Especiales website and it looks like a big undertaking.Hope you will be able to take some pictures.
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