State University of New York at Geneseo student Kevin Àlvarez, a Junior Pre-Physical Therapy and Spanish major, traveled to El Sauce, Nicaragua, in June 2013 to participate in the university's Service Learning class. Reflecting on his experience, Kevin wrote the following: It's hard to put into words the experience I had in Nicaragua and the amount of knowledge that I obtained within only a month. Nicaragua was life changing, eye-opening, and of course a lot fun. I feel so fo

Javier Rocha, a 20-year old university student, English-language teacher, and Juventud Sandinista member, displays an unparalleled amount of effort and care in his everyday life. Despite his young age, Javier has excelled in the advanced New York English School classroom, and began assisting the first-level English class this past April. The following month, Javier became the teacher of a new English class in the mountains of Ocotal for members of the Enlace-supported tourism

Enlace is proud to announce the departure of our 2013 New York English School trip to New York State! This year, nine students from our advanced class, will be traveling from Managua to Newark Airport, beginning on Tuesday August 13th. After two days in New York City—visiting famous attractions such as the Empire State Building, the Brooklyn Bridge, and a Yankees baseball game—the students will travel to Waterville and Geneseo to visit some of the many Enlace Project supporte

ummers at Enlace Project are the busiest time of the year! During a 10-week period from May to July, twenty-nine students participated in three different study abroad classes facilitated by Enlace Project. The students and staff worked towards a greater understanding of Nicaragua in a local and global context, and applied these lessons to their specific studies—while having a great time, of course! Groups also spent time traveling, visiting sites such as Los Altos de Ocotal,