The Little Things While it may seem intimidating at first, making the leap to volunteering in another country is something that everyon...

When I arrived in Nicaragua as a summer intern two weeks ago, I was not sure what to expect. Since then, I can honestly say I have been floo...

This week we have a guest post from Fiona about our Adult Beginner's English classes, which does a great job of reflecting what I also f...

After a two-week hiatus, we’re back! Sorry again for the delay in posting—most PDs went out of town last week during the holiday celebrati...

Davis playing Jenga with Janice and Arexa Maggie and Henry This past weekend, Fiona shared her most recent blog post, titled “Things that ...

One of Manna’s central aims in Cedro Galan and Chiquilistagua is to teach English to community members of all ages. To this end, we curren...

POOL FIESTAS AT THE MANNA HOUSE NICA STYLE As many of you know at MPI Nica we have a pool in our backyard. We have a lot of pool parties as ...

WHAT IS HOLISTIC COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT? What is holistic community development ? Well, that's a really good question. I feel like it...

For four days I went nowhere without being encompassed by a tangled mass of arms and legs and hugs and kisses and shouts of children ranging...

Children’s English is a bi-weekly class led by PDs Leah and Jan Margaret with a great deal of support from Anina. The attendance has remaine...

In The Manna House- Two new Program Directors arrived: Kyle and Josh (another Josh! Who would have thought). They're absolutely splend...

Last week the Manna house turned into party central – a pizza party, that is, with our Advanced English students! The MPI Advanced English c...