June 14: All eight members of the team arrive and meet at Managua. They spend the night at Managua Backpacker's Inn. 
June 15- The team travels on bus and boat (known as a panga) to reach Bluefields and meet with our NGO contact, Marvin, to discuss travel plans to the two communities.
June 16- After purchasing supplies (gas for the pangas, rice, beans, etc.), the team travels to San Sebastian and checks on the latrines. They also meet with a representative from an NGO called BlueEnergy with whom EWB can possibly partner with in the future. They speak with families who own the latrines and find that overall, the latrines are clean and maintained well!
June 17- The team examines the schoolhouse in San Sebastian to get an idea of how they want to construct the new school in Las Brenas. Then the group braves the rain and take a four-hour long mule ride to Las Brenas.
June 18- At Las Brenas, the group holds a community meeting to discuss with the families the planning of the future schoolhouse. Then, they inspect a possible location for the school and gather information that will help in designing the new school.
June 19- Lots of traveling: the team leaves Las Brenas (by mules once again) to San Sebastian and then back to Bluefields by pangas.
June 20- The team meets with a contractor to discuss the schoolhouse designs and then meets one last time with Marvin to discuss future building plans.
June 21- After a successful site assessment, the team embarks home from Managua Airport.
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