Once we arrived in Managua we got taxis to the hotel and we all went straight to bed due to being jet lagged.
After breakfast, the next day, we met Ereik (the doctor) and had our medicals, whilst waiting for the Nicaraguan volunteers. Once they arrived we experienced the language barrier, and I am sure we will all get better as the weeks fly by.
Over the next few days we were bombarded with ice breakers, team building and name remembering. Which proved to be a bit of a challenge for people with bad memories.
Towards the end of the week, the communication started to improve slightly, in some more than others. We all ended up within our community groups working on building our relationships, thinking of group rules, making our team logo and coming up with a moto: “Together we are stronger.”
8pm Sunday came and we said our goodbyes to the Bramadero group; there were lots of hugs and a few tears as the group as a whole had bonded so well! On the bus we made our way to the sunny land of Parcilla.
Written by ICS volunteer Katie Hannigan
