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Nicaragua to Vermont Exchange, Jan-Feb.2009
In January, 12 Planting Hope students and staff from Nicaragua will come to Vermont to spend a month in 3 different communities: Montpelier/Central Vermont, Morrisville and Henniker, NH.
Read more about the exchange here.
CENTRAL VERMONT ADULTS, FAMILIES & YOUTH
Since 2005, Planting Hope has hosted service-learning group trips to Nicaragua. The trips have included home-stays in the village of San Ramon, visits to indigenous cooperatives, cof-fee farms and eco-tourism sites, activities with rural and city school children and visits to cen-ters for children with disabilities.
Groups typically bring activities to share with community members as their half of the cul-tural exchange. Our Nicaraguan hosts open their homes, schools and communities to us as they share their music and dance, coffee and typical foods, love of baseball and soccer, cul-tural pride and incredible spirit in the face of material hardships.
Delegation members aged 6 to 78 have helped with construction, painted school rooms and murals, learned Spanish, played, worked and danced with Nicaraguan youth while making lasting friendships.