Tamara Lafarga is inviting you to join us in Nicaragua this February 2023!

Escuela Vera Angelita / Vera Eco-Resort

Matagalpa, Nicaragua

Thursday, February 16 - Monday, February 20, 2023

$750 per person* / FREE for EVA Student Sponsors!

(*exclusive of roundtrip airfare + entry visa)

APPLICATION DEADLINE: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2022

TO SIGN UP, SIMPLY FOLLOW THESE STEPS:

1. Fill out and send back your completed trip application documents with a copy of your passport

2. Book your airfare directly with the travel agent who will be making the group booking, once the group that will be traveling is confirmed. We will provide you with the details of how and when to do this.

3. If you are already an EVA Student or Legacy Sponsor, you have a sponsorship benefit good for 2 persons for 4 nights / 5 days with us at Vera Eco-Resort, and no payment is required. If not, or if there are more than 2 persons traveling in your party, the trip fee is $750/person, which can be paid by check (made out to “Visions Global Empowerment” and mailed to Visions Global Empowerment, 18800 Von Karman Avenue, Suite A, Irvine, CA 92612) or online HERE.

That’s it! Any questions at all, please email us at info@visionseducation.org, and we will be happy to answer any and all of your questions or set up a time to chat with you!

Download the full draft itinerary here (though please note this itinerary is subject to change):

AIRFARE

For this trip, once we finalize who is coming, we will be making a group reservation through a travel agent. This will ensure that 1) we get the itinerary we want, 2) that everyone can travel together in a group, and 3) that we lock in the same rate for everyone. The application deadline to apply to join for this trip is Friday, October 21st. At that time, we will follow up directly with everyone who has signed up and let you know the exact flight details, including cost per person. The travel agent is only able to hold group bookings for a certain number of days, so you will need to call the travel agent and provide your credit card details within that timeframe to confirm your booking. We will help you every step of the way, not to worry!

TRIP PLANNING DOCUMENTS

Additionally, download helpful trip planning resources using the button below, including Trip Packing List, Immigration Arrival Details, Trip Emergency Contact Information, Nicaragua Travel / Vera Eco-Resort FAQ, COVID Protocol, and more:

IN-KIND DONATIONS

We welcome donations of in-kind materials for our students at Escuela Vera Angelita! Gifts are most certainly welcome if they can 1) be used and enjoyed by all, or 2) if enough individual gifts are brought to give to all of our current students (88 total students). Some examples of gifts that are always useful include the following:

  • Books! Our beautiful library is in high demand for both English and Spanish books. Fun pre-teen stories in particular are popular and help to stimulate the desire to read, especially if they are in Spanish.

  • Art supplies

  • Craft supplies & activities

  • Sports equipment

  • Recreational materials (games, puzzles, etc.)

  • Personal care items (hairbrushes, toothbrushes, hair ties, etc,)

  • Teaching materials

We also keep an updated Amazon Wishlist of materials we are currently seeking. If you feel so inclined, please feel free to buy items off this list and/or be inspired by its contents. We encourage you to bring any gifts / donated items with you on your trip!

ITINERARY (*subject to change)

Thursday, February 16th

MANAGUA —> MATAGALPA

  • TBD – our Vera Eco-Resort staff will meet you at Managua International Airport and drive you to Matagalpa (approximately a 3-hour drive)

  • 1:30pm – lunch at Vera Angelita Dining Hall

  • 3:00 – 3:45pm – afternoon refreshment at the Adventure Villa patio

  • 4:15 – 6:00pm – join EVA students for after-school activities (or rest!)

  • 7:00pm – dinner at Dining Hall

Friday, February 17th

MATAGALPA

  • 7:00am – birdwatching with guide Hector

  • 9:00am – picnic breakfast in the garden

  • 1:00pm – lunch at Dining Hall

  • 2:30 – 4:00pm – Tour and collect herbs from the herb garden, followed by afternoon refreshment with fresh herbal tea at the Adventure Villa, along with Spanish lesson by Josseling

  • 4:10 – 5:00pm – Escuela Vera Angelita tour with EVA Student Ambassadors

  • 5:00 – 6:00pm – join EVA students for after-school activities

  • 7:00pm – dinner at Dining Hall

Saturday, February 18th

MATAGALPA

  • 7:00am – sunrise yoga

  • 8:15am – breakfast at Dining Hall

  • 9:30am – horseback riding tour of the Vera Angelita estate

  • 1:00pm – lunch at Dining Hall

  • 2:30 – 4:00pm – coffee tasting and Spanish lesson with Josseling

  • 4:10 – 6:00pm – join EVA students for after-school activities

  • 7:00pm – dinner at Dining Hall

  • 8:00pm – bonfire

Sunday, February 19th

MATAGALPA

  • 7:00am – sunrise yoga

  • 8:15am – breakfast at Dining Hall

  • 9:00am – coffee & honey tour with honey tasting

  • 1:00pm – lunch at Dining Hall

  • 2:00 – 4:00pm – orchid tour & visit with the Vera Angelita farm animals

  • 4:10 – 6:00pm – join EVA students for after-school activities

  • 7:00pm – farewell dinner under the stars

Monday, February 20th

MATAGALPA —> MANAGUA —> USA

  • 8:15am – breakfast at Dining Hall

  • TBD – depart in the morning for Managua to catch your return flight home; our team will drop you directly at the airport

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