2008 Itinerary
nicaragua immersion program
tentative schedule
Friday, February 29
- Arrival in Managua
- Health and safety information
Saturday, March 1
- 7:00 am - Breakfast
- 8:00 - Introductions and schedule overview
- 9:00 - History and Update
- 11:30 - Depart for Masaya
- 12:00 pm - Lunch in Masaya
- 1:00 - Visit Market
- 2:00 - Depart for Granada
- 5:00 - Return to Managua
- 6:00 - Dinner
Sunday, March 2
- 8:30 am - Breakfast
- 10:00 - Downtown tour
- 12:30 pm - Lunch
- 2:00 - Clinic Preparation
- 4:45 - Depart for Batahola
- 5:00 - Tour of Batahola Center and talk about their history and work.
- 6:00 - Worship Service at Batahola & Meet with other BC group
- 7:30 - Dinner at Casa San Juan
Monday, March 3
- 6:45 am - Breakfast
- 7:30 - Depart for Nueva Vida; Meet Kathleen Murdock of Jubilee House community and begin Clinic work
- 12:00 pm - Depart for Jubilee House
- 12:30 - Bring Lunch to Jubilee House
- 2:30 - Overview of work of Center for Development of Central America (CDCA); Talk about their development projects, micro-lending initiatives
- 6:00 - Dinner at CSJ
Tuesday, March 4
- 6:45 am - Breakfast
- 7:30 - Depart for Nueva Vida
- 8:00 - Clinic work
- 12:00 pm - Depart for CGE
- 12:30 - Lunch
- 1:30 - Depart for 8 de Marzo Clinic.
- 2:00 - Visit 8 de Marzo Clinic, Women's Health Center and meet with the Director, Luz Marina Torres
- 4:00 - Visit Ministry of Health: Overview health situation, new government policies & plans
- 6:30 - Dinner
Wednesday, March 5
- 6:45 am - Breakfast
- 7:30 - Depart for Nueva Vida
- 8:00 - Clinic
- 12:30 pm - Lunch at CGE
- 2:00 - Depart for Children’s Hospital (TBD)
- 2:30 - Meeting TBD
- 4:30 - Go to local craft shop
- 6:00 - Dinner
Thursday, March 6
- 6:45 am - Breakfast
Clinic
- 12:30 pm - Lunch
- 1:30 - Meet with Eddie Pérez from Dos Generaciones
Visit the City Dump
Debriefing
- 6:30 - Dinner
Friday, March 7
- 6:45 am - Breakfast
Clinic
- 12:30 pm - Lunch
- 2:00 - Visit UPOLI: Meet Margarita Guevara, Dean, UPOLI Nursing School, & students (or meet with Heriberto Mendoza from Juan XXIII. Institute of the Central American University).
- 4:30 - Meeting with Maria Zuñiga, founder of CISAS and a member of the Peoples Health Network
- 6:30 - Dinner
- 8:30 - Dancing at Tiscapa
Saturday, March 8
- 7:45 am - Breakfast
- 8:30 - Final Wrap–up session
- 10:00 - Depart for Masaya Volcano
- 10:30 - Visit volcano
- 11:00 - Depart for Lake
- 12:30 pm - Lunch at the Lake
- 4:30 - Depart for Managua
- 5:30 - Evaluations
- 6:30 - Dinner
Sunday, March 9
- Depart for Airport from CGE