Global Post Publishes Student Dispatches from Nicaragua
June 8, 2015 Global Post
"Healthy eating is uncommon in Nicaragua. The normal diet is heavy with starches, sugar, and salt. Processed foods are ubiquitous. Deep-frying is a favorite way to cook."
-Teresa Cebrian Aranda '16
Students report from a spring break trip to Nicaragua with an international relations class taught by Stephen Kinzer. These articles are part of a series of stories written by students that will be posted on the site.
Mariela Mannion '16 - This Nicaraguan native community endured Spanish conquest. Will it survive modern times?
Teresa Cebrian Aranda '16 - Nicaraguans are going organic, but some farmers are very skeptical
Tomas Navia '16 - One man's 10,000 books are about to put one tiny Nicaraguan town on the map
Tomas Quinonez-Riegos '15 - After being literally caged up, disabled Nicaraguans are finding acceptance
Eugenia Lulo '16 - "Nicaraguan teens kill themselves at twice the rate of anywhere else in Latin America" (Also featured in USA Today)
Rebecca Blandon '16 - "Meet the head-spinning b-boys and b-girls of Nicaragua"
Marina Gattas do Nascimento '15 - "Nicaragua has the regions highest teen pregnancy rate. Many moms are okay with it" | Global Post
Eli Okun '15 - "Dust blanketed this Nicaraguan town, and children's health symptoms are just beginning" | Global Post