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Day One - Managua
- Arrive Managua in the evening. Stay night in Managua
- 9-10pm: Brief orientation and settle into Hotel in Managua
Day 1 (alternate)
- 12:35pm: arrival to Managua airport
- 1:35pm: Drive to Jinotega (Finca El Petén Hostel and Organic Coffee farm)
- afternoon tours and recreation
Day Two - San Juan del Sur
- 7-8am: breakfast in hotel
- 8am: Depart for Granada/San Juan del sur
- 12pm: Lunch and historic tour in Granada
- 2-4pm: Canopy Tour-Mombacho Cloud Forest
- 5:30pm: Arrive San Juan del sur
- 6pm: Dinner in group Homestay
- 10pm: bed
Day Three - San Juan del sur
- 8am: breakfast in homestay
- 9am-12pm: Spanish language training with native speaking instructors (groups no larger than 2 students per teacher)
- 12-1pm: Lunch at beach
- 1-5pm: travel to rural area outside San Juan del sur where students will work on sustainable community service projects
- 5pm: Free time in San Juan del sur
- 6pm: Dinner in homestay
- 8-9pm: group discussion
- 10pm: bedtime
Day Four - San Juan del sur
- 8am: breakfast in homestay
- 9am-12pm: Spanish language training with native speaking instructors (groups no larger than 2 students per teacher)
- 12-1pm: Lunch at beach
- 1-3pm: Student surf lessions
- 3-5pm: Service projects continued
- 6pm: Dinner in homestay
- 8-9pm: group discussion
- 10pm: bedtime
Day Five - San Juan del sur
- 8am: breakfast in homestay
- 9am-12pm: Spanish language training with native speaking instructors (groups no larger than 2 students per teacher)
- 12-1pm: Lunch at beach
- 1-3pm: Student surf lessions
- 3-5pm: Service projects continued
- 6pm: Dinner in homestay
- 8-9pm: group discussion
- 10pm: bedtime
Day Six - San Juan del sur
- 8am: breakfast in homestay
- 9am-12pm: Spanish language training with native speaking instructors (groups no larger than 2 students per teacher)
- 12-1pm: Lunch at beach
- 1-5pm: Service projects continued
- 6pm: Dinner in homestay
- 8-9pm: group discussion
- 10pm: bedtime
Day Seven - San Juan del sur
- 8am: breakfast in homestay
- 9am-12pm: Spanish language training with native speaking instructors (groups no larger than 2 students per teacher)
- 12-1pm: Lunch at beach
- 1-5pm: Service projects continued
- 6pm: Dinner in homestay
- 8-9pm: group discussion
- 10pm: bedtime
Day Eight - Travel to Village Project
- 7-8 am: breakfast
- 9am: Leave for Village/introduction to community
- 12 pm: Lunch in homestay
- 1-4: Community Development Projects
- 4-5 pm: Group discussion
- 6 pm: Dinner in Homestay and remainder of evening with homestay family
Day Nine - Village Project
- 7 am: breakfast in homestay
- 8am-12pm: Community Development Projects(specific project to be determined)
- 12pm-2pm: Lunch and rest in homestay
- 2-5pm: Community Development Projects(specific project to be determined)
- 6 pm: Dinner in Homestay and remainder of evening with homestay family
Day Ten - Village Project
- 7-8 am: breakfast in homestay
- 8am-12pm: Community Development Projects(specific project to be determined)
- 12pm-2pm: Lunch in Homestay
- 2-5pm: Community Development Projects(specific project to be determined)
- 6 pm: Dinner in Homestay and remainder of evening with homestay family
Day Eleven - Village Project
- 7-8 am: breakfast in homestay
- 8am-12pm: Community Development Projects(specific project to be determined)
- 12pm-5pm: Afternoon Excursion in surrounding mountains
- 6 pm: Dinner in Homestay and remainder of evening with homestay family
Day Twelve - Laguna de Apoyo
- 8 am: breakfast in homestay
- 9am-12pm: Community Development at Local School
- 12pm: Lunch at Homestay
- 1pm: Leave San Juan del sur for Laguna de Apoyo
- 2 pm: Arrive Monkey Hut Lodge
- 2-6: afternoon recreation on lake
- 6pm: Dinner at Monkey Hut Lodge
Day Thirteen - Laguna de Apoyo
- 8am: breakfast in hostel
- 9am: leave for La Chureca and Colegio Esperanza
- 10 am: service work with Colegio Esperanza and community at La Chureca (municipal Landfill)
- 12pm Lunch in Managua
- 1-3 pm shopping at Masaya’s artesan market
- 4-6: Free time at Monkey Hut/Lake
- 6pm: dinner
- 8pm Final Group Discussion
Day Fourteen - Travel Home
- Travel to Managua
- Return flight home to Denver
Dates: June 3 – June 16
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