8 students. 10 months. 40 days. 80 hours. 15 grammar topics covered. Countless opportunities gained. Due to the generosity of the Bill Cook Foundation, 18 students have the opportunity to participate in an English class connected directly to their daily lives and needs through the Ocotal Rural Tourism English Program. These students live about 20km outside of El Sauce in Los Altos de Ocotal. This mountain getaway/vacation spot is their home and also their livelihood. The Ocot

The coffee industry supports over 40,000 families throughout Nicaragua. Over the country’s history, the industry has faced challenges which the 1880s farmers who received land from the government could not have predicted. Currently, of the 108,000 (10.8 million acres) hectares of land on which coffee is cultivated, 95% of the land is divided into micro or small farms. Micro farms often are run by single family subsistence farmers. During harvest season, these farms sometimes